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August 2010 42PJ350 Plasma
Make sure AC is removed.
Lay the Television down carefully on a padded surface.
Make sure to use at least two people for this process so as not to flex the panel glass.
a) Remove the Back Cover.
b) Remove the Stand (4 Stand Screws were removed during back removal).
c) Disconnect the two connector on the left side of the Main board, P704 and P801.
d) Remove the Stand Metal Support Bracket (5 Screws) 2 Plastic tap thread and 3 Metal thread.
e) Remove the two Vertical support Braces marked “E”.
Note: There are 4 Screws per/brace, 2 Plastic tap thread and 2 Metal thread.
(Note, the right brace has a Grounding wire from the AC input which must also be removed).
f)
Remove the 7 screws holding the Heat Sink. (Warning: Never run the set with this heat sink removed).
To remove the heat sink, lift up to release the tacky Chocolate (heat transfer material) and slide the
heat sink to the left to clear the connector wires on the right side.
Note: There are three large pieces of conductive tape on the heat sink that must be removed.
Also, note that there several pieces of Chocolate heat transfer material attached all the way across the
underside of the heat sink. There is a mark on either
side of the tape on the heat sink which shows its locations.
X Drive Circuit Board Removal Continued
X Drive Circuit Board Removal Continued
X-DRIVE LEFT, AND X-DRIVE RIGHT REMOVAL:
Disconnect all TCP ribbon cables from the defective X-Drive board and all other Ribbon cables going to
the board.
Remove the (3 Left or Right X) or (5 Center X) screws holding the defective X-Drive board in place.
Remove the board. Reassemble in reverse order. Recheck Va / Vs / VScan / -VY / Z-Drive.
Chocolate
Heat transfer
material
Heat sink
