Wednesday, 10 February 2021

REPAIRING / SERVICING TV TCL L43S6400

 Technical description and composition of the TCL L43S6400 TV, panel type and modules used. The composition of the modules.

TCL LED
Model: L43S6400

Chassis / Version: TPD.RT2841.PB772

Panel: LVW430NDEL

LED driver (backlight): integrated into MainBoard

PWM LED driver: MP3398E

MOSFET LED driver: TO-252

Power Supply (PSU): integrated into MainBoard

PWM Power: PWM SOT23-6

MOSFET Power: N-FET TO-220F

MainBoard: TPD.RT2841.PB772

IC MainBoard: EMMC: H26M41204HPR (8Gb)

Tuner: DVBT / T2 & SAT

L43S6400 Specifications

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LCD TV LED Smart L43S6400 | Year of issue: 2019
Screen diagonal: 42.5 "(108 cm)
Screen format: 16: 9
Resolution: 1920x1080
Refresh rate: 60 Hz
LED backlight: yes, Direct LED
Smart: yes. Wi-Fi support - yes
Operating system: Android
HD support: 1080p Full HD, HDR
Brightness: 270 cd / m2
Contrast: 4000: 1
Viewing angle: 178 °
Pixel Response Time: 6.5ms
Progressive scan: yes
Digital tuner: DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2
Teletext: yes
Multimedia: MP3, WMA, MPEG4, MKV, JPEG
Stereo sound: yes
Sound power: 16 W (2 × 8 W)
Acoustics: two speakers
Interface: component, HDMI x2, USB, Ethernet (RJ-45), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Miracast
Headphone jack: yes
TV weight: with stand: 7.5 kg
without stand: 7.4 kg
Dimensions: with stand 970x623x194 mm
without stand 970x568x76 mm
TCL L43S6400


General recommendations for TV LCD LED repair
Possible malfunctions

- TCL L43S6400 TV does not turn on at all. Control lamps do not light up or blink. The TV on the remote control and control panel buttons does not respond.

A fault in such cases should be looked for in the elements of the power source - the mains voltage converter (AC / DC), which is located on the main board MainBoard TPD.RT2841.PB772. Its output voltages should be measured, and in their absence, check the serviceability of the power switches (N-FET TO-220F) of the converters and rectifier diodes for the probability of a short circuit.
In case of any breakdowns in the secondary circuits, the converter can operate in an emergency mode of a short circuit, and with a short circuit in the power elements of the primary circuit, the mains fuse or the current sensor at the source of the key is often cut off.
The breakdown of power switches (MosFet) in switching sources is sometimes caused by malfunctions of other circuit elements, for example, in the circuits supplying the PWM controller, frequency setting or damper, as well as in the circuits of Negative Feedback (OOS) stabilization. PWM regulators (PWM) PWM SOT23-6, if they have no visible damage to the case and an open short circuit between the pins, are usually checked by replacing.

- There is no image, there is sound, it reacts to the remote control. Or the image may appear for a second when turned on and immediately disappear.

In some of these cases, the malfunction is caused by the lack of display backlighting. The reason can sometimes be in the power supply of the LEDs, but more often in their malfunction (breakdown or open circuit), sometimes in the violation of the contact connections of the LED strips.
To test the LED strips, in order to open all the transitions of the LEDs, several tens of volts or more are needed; it is best to use a current source for such purposes. The breakage of several PN junctions connected in series cannot be detected with a multimeter or tester. In such cases, it is necessary to open the panel and check each LED. If your multimeter cannot open the LED junctions in forward bias, you can sometimes detect the presence of a protective zener diode PN junction by connecting the probes in the opposite direction. If the zener diode is cut off or broken in K / Z, then the LED is faulty and requires replacement.

If TCL L43S6400 has no picture, but there is sound, often the LVW430NDEL display backlight simply does not work. Moreover, in LED TVs, the LEDs inside the panel usually fail, less often the LED driver.
In such cases, you can see a barely noticeable image when the ambient light hits the screen successfully.

Replacing the LEDs requires disassembling the LVW430NDEL LCD panel - a process that requires experience and qualifications from the master. We do not recommend doing such work on your own to owners of TVs and craftsmen who do not have experience in repairing LCD panels.

If there is no image, and the backlight is on, the screen becomes slightly lighter when turned on, and in an open TV, light is visible through the holes in the panel case.


In this case, the panel may also be faulty - damage to strips, loops, for example, as a result of moisture ingress after unsuccessful washing of the screen, the T-CON (Timing Controller) board may be faulty. But often the main board MainBoard TPD.RT2841.PB772 also turns out to be faulty, a software failure is also possible.
Then, first of all, you need to check the panel supply voltage, fuses on the T-CON board, as well as the supply and reference voltages of the column and line drivers - VGH, VGL, Vcom.
If these measurements are within the normal range, it is necessary to use an oscilloscope to trace the passage of LVDS signals from MainBoard TPD.RT2841.PB772, as well as synchronizing signals to loops with drivers.

Flooded or unsuccessfully washed screens of LED TVs can be restored, in about half of the cases, usually if significant damage has not formed in the loops and panel strips.

READ HOW TO REPAIR THE TV LED BACKLIGHT --------------> HERE.

- The indicator on the front panel blinks, the TV does not turn on in operating mode, does not respond to the remote control.

Repair or diagnostics of the TPD.RT2841.PB772 motherboard should begin with checking the stabilizers and power converters necessary to power the microcircuits and matrix. If necessary, you should update or replace the software (software). Repair of the board and replacement of EMMC: H26M41204HPR (8Gb) microcircuits are performed if the necessary equipment and the corresponding element base are available. Failures associated with the use of BGA soldering technologies can be localized by warming up.

Malfunction of the DVBT / T2 & SAT tuner is established after checking the software and all supply voltages at its outputs. The data exchange of the tuner with the processor via the I2C bus can be monitored with an oscilloscope.

Attention to users! Self-repair of the TCL L43S6400 TV without the appropriate qualifications and the necessary experience can lead to its complete non-repairability! 

 

Revision after repair of the backlight. Information from the master.

Decrease the backlight current from 280 mA to 190 mA - removed both 180 kOhm and 560 kOhm resistors and soldered one at 200 kOhm on pin 6 of the ISET driver MP3398E on the TPD.RT2841.PB772 board.
Driver current limitation. MP3398E. general information

To reduce the backlight current in LED drivers with an MP3398E controller, increase the resistance of the resistor from pin 6 (ISET) to the case. The maximum current in each channel (in milliamperes) for the resistor Rset (in kilo-ohms) is determined from the ratio ILed (mA) = 20362 / R (kOhm). 



DOWNLOAD  DIAGRAM  / PDF DATASHEET MANUAL  MP3398E  ------------------>    MP3398E

 

Additional MainBoard Repair

The appearance of the MainBoard TPD.RT2841.PB772 is shown in the figure below:





TPD.RT2841.PB772

Key features of the TCL L43S6400 device:

Installed matrix (LED panel) LVW430NDEL.
To power the backlight LEDs, a converter combined with the main board TPD.RT2841.PB772 is used, which is controlled by the MP3398E PWM controller. TO-252 switches are used as power elements of the LED driver.
The power module is combined with the MainBoard and is made according to the AC / DC flyback voltage converter using SOT23-6 PWM microcircuits and N-FET TO-220F power switches.
MainBoard - the main board (motherboard) is a TPD.RT2841.PB772 module, using EMMC chips: H26M41204HPR (8Gb) and others.
The DVBT / T2 & SAT tuner provides reception of television programs and tuning to channels.

 

PWM SMPS in SOT-23-6, SOT-26, TSOP-6 packages

In the circuitry of modern switching power supplies (SMPS), PWM controllers made in small-sized planar packages with six terminals have gained wide popularity. The enclosure type designation can be SOT-23-6, SOT-23-6L, SOT-26, TSOP-6, SSOT-6. The appearance and arrangement of the pins are shown in the figure below. In this case, the code marking LD7530A is shown on the left fragment of the picture.


 

 Pin assignment:
1 - GND. (Common wire).
2 - FB. (FeedBack - Feedback). Input for controlling the duration of pulses with a signal from the output voltage. Sometimes it can be labeled COMP (input comparator).
3 - RI / RT / CT / COMP / NC - Depending on the type of microcircuit, it can be used for a frequency-setting RC circuit (RI / RT / CT), or for organizing protection, as an input of a PWM trip comparator at a threshold value at its input, specified in the document. In some types of microcircuits, this input may not be used in any way (NC - No Connect).
4 - SENSE, otherwise CS (Current Sense) - Input from the current sensor at the source of the key.
5 - VCC - Input voltage supply and start of the microcircuit.
6 - OUT (GATE) - Output for controlling the gate (Gate) of the key.

Functionally, these regulators work on the principle of the previously popular xx384x PWM microcircuits, which have proven themselves well in terms of reliability and stability.

Some difficulties often arise when replacing or choosing an analog for such PWM regulators due to the use of code markings in the designation of the type of microcircuits. The situation is complicated by a large number of component manufacturers who do not always provide documentation to the mass access, just as not all manufacturers of finished devices supply repair service centers with diagrams, so repairmen often have to study real circuit solutions by installed components and wiring connections directly on the board.

In practice, PWM microcircuits and the marking code EAxxx and Eaxxx are often found. Official documentation for them was not found in the public domain, but discussions on the forums and pieces of pictures from PDF from System General, which publishes them as SG6848T and SG6848T2, have survived. The drawing is here placed left .


 

For the attention of the masters, here below are PDF datasheet tables compiled from information available on the Internet and PDF documents for the selection of analogues types when replacing the most common six-legged planar PWM with pinout pins: pin1 - GND, pin2 - FB (COMP), pin4 - Sense, pin5 - Vcc, pin6 - OUT ...
Their main difference is the application and purpose of pin 3. 

 

NamePart NumberFabricantMarking
SG6849SG684965TZFairchild / ON SemiBBxx
SG6849SG6849-65T, SG6849-65TZSystem GeneralMBxx EBxx
SGP400SGP400TZ System General AAKxx

 

 PWM controllers (PWM) with a 95-100 kOhm resistor on pin 3.

When applying the PWM listed below, the frequency should be set with the RT (RI) resistor from pin 3 to ground. Usually its nominal value is chosen 95-100 kOhm for a frequency of 65-100 KHz. For more details, see the here below attached documentation. PDF files are packed in RAR.

 

NamePart NumberFabricantMarking
AP3103AAP3103AKTR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGHL
AP8263AP8263E6R, A8263E6VRAiT SemiconductorS1xx
AT3263AT3263S6ATC Technology3263
CR6848CR6848SChip-Rail848H16
CR6850CR6850SChip-Rail850xx
CR6851CR6851SChip-Rail851xx
FAN6602RFAN6602RM6XFairchild / ON SemiACCxx
FS6830FS6830FirstSemi
GR8830GR8830CGGrenergy30xx
GR8836GR8836C, GR8836CGGrenergy36xx
H6849H6849NFHI-SINCERITY
H6850H6850NFHI-SINCERITY
HT2263HT2263MPHOT-CHIP63xxx
KP201
Kiwi Instruments
LD5530LD5530GL LD5530RLeadtrandxxt30 xxt30R
LD7531LD7531GL, LD7531PLLeadtrendxxP31
LD7531ALD7531AGLLeadtrendxxP31A
LD7535/ALD7535BL, LD7535GL, LD7535ABL, LD7535AGLLeadtrendxxP35-xxx35A
LD7550LD7550BL, LD7550ILLeadtrendxxP50
LD7550BLD7550BBL, LD7550BILLeadtrend xxP50B
LD7551LD7551BL/ILLeadtrendxxP51
LD7551CLD7551CGLLeadtrendxxP51C
NX1049XN1049TPXian-Innuovo49xxx
OB2262OB2262MPOn-Bright-Electronics62xx
OB2263OB2263MPOn-Bright-Electronics63xx
PT4201PT4201E23FPowtech4201
R7731R7731GE/PERichtek0Q=
R7731AR7731AGERichtekIDP=xx
SD4870SD4870TRSilan Microelectronics4870
SF1530SF1530LGTSiFirst30xxx
SG5701SG5701TZSystem GeneralAAExx
SG6848SG6848T, SG6848T1, SG6848TZ1, SG6848T2Fairchild / ON SemiAAHxx EAxxx
SG6858SG6858TZFairchild / ON SemiAAIxx
SG6859ASG6859ATZ, SG6859ATYFairchild / ON SemiAAJFxx
SG6859SG6859TZFairchild / ON SemiAAJMxx
SG6860SG6860TYFairchildAAQxx
SP6850SP6850S26RGSporton Lab850xx
SP6853SP6853S26RGB, SP6853S26RGSporton Lab853xx
SW2263SW2263MPSamWin
UC3863/GUC3863G-AG6-RUnisonic Technologies CoU863 U863G
XN1049XN1049, XN1049TPInnuovo Microelectronics49 xxx

 

 PWM controllers that use pin 3 differently.

When using the following PWM (PWM controllers), you should pay attention to pin 3, which can be used to organize protection - thermal or from overvoltage of the input voltage.
The frequency can be fixed at 65kHz, or set by the value of the capacitor at pin 3.
When replacing any microcircuits with analogs, carefully study the documentation. PDF files are packed in a RAR archive.

 

NamePart NumberFabricantMarking
AP3105/V/L/RAP3105KTR-G1, AP3105VKTR-G1, AP3105LKTR-G1, AP3105RKTR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGHN GHO GHP GHQ
AP3105NA/NV/NL/NRAP3105NAKTR-G1, AP3105NVKTR-G1, AP3105NLKTR-G1, AP3105NRKTR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGKN GKO GKP GKQ
AP3125A/V/L/RAP3125AKTR-G1, AP3125VKTR-G1, AP3125LKTR-G1, AP3125RKTR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGLS GLU GNB GNC
AP3125BAP3125BKTR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGLV
AP3125HA/HBAP3125HAKTR-G1, AP3125HBKTR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGNP GNQ
AP31261AP31261KTR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGPE
AP3127/HAP3127KTR-G1, AP3127HKTR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGPH GSH
AP3301AP3301K6TR-G1Diodes IncorporatedGTC
FAN6862FAN6862TYFairchild / ON SemiABDxx
FAN6863FAN6863TY, FAN6863LTY, FAN6863RTYFairchild / ON SemiABRxx
HT2273HT2273TPHOT-CHIP73xxx
LD7510/JLD7510GL, LD7510JGLLeadtrendxxP10 xxP10J
LD7530/ALD7530PL, LD7530GL, LD7530APL, LD7530AGLLeadtrendxxP30 xxxP30A
LD7532LD7532GLLeadtrendxxP32
LD7532ALD7532AGLLeadtrendxxP32A
LD7532HLD7532HGLLeadtrendxxP32H
LD7533LD7533GLLeadtrendxxP33
LD7536LD7536GLLeadtrendxxP36
LD7536RLD7536RGLLeadtrendxxP36R
LD7537RLD7537RGLLeadtrendxxP37R
LD7539C GLLD7539C GLLeadtrendxxP39C
ME8204ME8204M6GMicrOneME8204xx
NCP1250NCP1250ASN65T1G, NCP1250BSN65T1G, NCP1250ASN100T1G, NCP1250BSN100T1GON Semiconductor25xxxx
NCP1251NCP1251ASN65T1G, NCP1251BSN65T1G, NCP1251ASN100T1G, NCP1251BSN100T1GON Semiconductor5xxxxx
OB2273OB2273MPOn-Bright-Electronics73xx
R7735R7735AGE, R7735HGE, R7735GGE, R7735RGE, R7735LGERichtek
UC3873/GUC3873-AG6-R, UC3873G-AG6-RUnisonic TechnologiesU873 U873G

 


TV TCL L43S6400 with LCD LVW430NDEL, diagonal size 42.5 "(108 cm) 16: 9 format. The brightness of the screen, declared by the manufacturer, 270 cd / m2 is realized by LED backlight. Contrast - the ratio of maximum brightness to minimum, is not less than 4000 : 1. The LCD-panel of the TV is equipped with direct backlighting with LEDs - Direct LED.
The LVW430NDEL matrix and the MainBoard TPD.RT2841.PB772 software realize high-quality HD images at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels in 1080p (Full HD) graphics. Image processing is implemented using modern High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology with an extended range of brightness gradations.
L43S6400 TV has built-in SMART software and preinstalled Android Operating System. Internet connection can be made via Wi-Fi wireless connection. Supported media file formats: MP3, WMA, MPEG4, MKV, JPEG.
Speaker power 16 W (2 × 8 W) is provided by two speakers. Uses the NICAM stereo signal processing system and the Sound Surround function.
The external interface (communication with other devices) is supported by standard input and output connectors: antenna input (RF), component, HDMI x2, USB, Ethernet (RJ-45), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Miracast. A headphone output is provided. The digital tuner is capable of receiving television channels in the DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2 standards.

A power supply unit is used as part of the MainBoard.

Dimensions: with stand 970x623x194 mm, without stand 970x568x76 mm.

TV weight: with stand: 7.5 kg, without stand: 7.4 kg.

Attention! The LVW430NDEL panel of the TCL L43S6400 LED TV is an expensive and unreliable element.
Do not allow any impact on the glass and pressure on the screen surface to avoid damage to the LED panel!
It is also unsafe for liquid to spill onto the screen. Sometimes one drop is enough if it drips down the glass onto the cables to make the TV unrepairable. ...