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These are an excellent investment where the saying: 'time-is-money' rules. However, to learn, you need to develop a general troubleshooting approach - a logical, methodical, method of narrowing down the problem. A tech tip database might suggest: 'Replace C536' for a particular symptom. This is good advice for a specific problem on one model. However, what you really want to understand is why C536 was the cause and how to pinpoint the culprit in general even if you don't have a service manual or schematic and your tech tip database doesn't have an entry for your sick TV or VCR.

While schematics are nice, you won't always have them or be able to justify the purchase for a one-of repair. Therefore, in many cases, some reverse engineering will be necessary. The time will be well spent since even if you don't see another instance of the same model in your entire lifetime, you will have learned something in the process that can be applied to other equipment problems.
As always, when you get stuck, checking out a tech-tips database may quickly identify your problem and solution.In that case, you can greatly simplify your troubleshooting or at least confirm a diagnosis before ordering parts.

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Saturday 8 May 2021

REPAIRING / SERVICING TV LG 43LK5990PLE

Technical description and composition of LG 43LK5990PLE TV, type of panel and modules used. Module composition.
Composition
Specifications
LG 43LK5990PLE
LCD TV LED Smart 43LK5990 | Year of manufacture: 2018
Screen diagonal: 42.5" (108 cm)
Screen format: 16:9
Resolution: 1920x1080
Frequency refresh rate:     50Hz
LED backlight: aye, Direct LED
Smart: yes. Wi-Fi support: yes
Operating system: webOS
Supports HD: 1080p Full HD, HDR
Progressive scan: yes
Digital tuner: DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2
Teletext: Yes
Multimedia: MP3, WMA, MPEG4, HEVC (H.265), DivX, MKV, JPEG
Stereo sound: there is
Sound power: 10W (2x5W)
Acoustics: two speakers
Interface: AV, component, HDMI x2, USB, Ethernet (RJ-45), Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Miracast
Headphone jack: yes
TV weight: with stand: 8.1 kg
Without stand: 7.6 kg
Dimensions: with stand 976x628x218mm
without stand 976x583x70mm
Find out more...
LG 43LK5990PLE

LG LED
Model: 43LK5990PLE

Chassis/Version: CHASSIS LJ8

Panel: AC430DUN-SLDM2_RA

LED backlight: 17Y 43inch_ A-Type LED_ARRAY_REV0.0_170632

T-CON: 6870C-0532A

LED driver (backlight): integrated into PSU

PWM LED driver: LC5910

MOSFET LED driver: TO-252

Power Supply (PSU): EAX67264001 LGP43DJ-17F1 PLDF-L602A

PWM Power: PFC, PWM

MOSFET Power: TO-252

MainBoard: EAX67703503 (1.1)

IC MainBoard: CPU, eMMC, SPI Flash, DRAM, AUDIO, DC/DC

MainBoard: TDJA-G601D
General advice about LCD LED TV repair
Possible trouble spots

- LG 43LK5990PLE TV does not turn on, does not respond to the remote and control panel buttons, does not shine or blink indicators.

Most often with such manifestations turns out to be faulty main power module EAX67264001. It is necessary then to measure its output voltages and in case they are missing, check the power switches (TO-252) and the rectifier diodes of the converters for possible short circuits.
At breakdown of semiconductors in the secondary circuits of any converter, as a rule, it can operate in the emergency short-circuit mode without output voltages, and at short circuit in the elements of the primary circuit most often immediately burst the mains fuse and less often the current sensor at the source of the key.
Breakdown of Mos-Fet switches, used in pulse sources, is often caused by failure of other elements, for example, in PWM regulator supply circuit, in frequency-retaining or damping circuits, as well as in the Negative Feedback Stabilization. PWM PFC, PWM chips are usually checked by replacing them with new or known good ones.

- No picture, but there is sound and reaction to remote control. Or for a second the image may appear right after turning on.

The defect in these cases is usually the most probable in the nodes of the display matrix backlight. Often the cause is a faulty LED (breakage, short circuit...), or connectors of bars (strings) 17Y 43inch_ A-Type LED_ARRAY_REV0.0_170632, less often faulty is the LED-driver.
It is better to use a power supply with a maximum voltage of 200v to check the condition of the LED circuit. It is not recommended to use any voltage sources for this purpose. You can check each LED individually with a simple Chinese multimeter (9 volt) in P-N junction test mode. If you connect the red probe of the multimeter to the anode of the LED and the black to its cathode, then the 3 volt LED will light up slightly and in the opposite direction you will find the faulty junction of the stabilizer. The functionality of the PN junction of the stabilizer is indirectly an indication of the functionality of the LED.


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


- The TV set does not turn on, the LED indicates standby or operation mode, or blinks.

Repair or diagnostic of motherboard EAX67703503 should be started from checking stabilizers and power converters necessary to power the chips and matrix. If necessary, software (software) should be updated or replaced. Complex repair of MB (SSB) is possible only in the conditions of the service center with the necessary equipment. Checking or replacing the CPU, eMMC, SPI Flash, DRAM, AUDIO, DC/DC elements requires the necessary training and professional skills to repair the modules at the component level. Problems related to the use of BGA soldering technology can sometimes be diagnosed by the heating method.

If the TV works normally from external devices, but does not tune to the TV channels, the TDJA-G601D tuner may be malfunctioning. In these cases you should first make sure that there is power to the corresponding pins of the tuner. Also make sure that the tuner and the processor are communicating via the I2C bus. Sometimes the reason of the tuner malfunction can be a software error.

Warning. Users and owners of TV sets 43LK5990PLE, not having the appropriate qualification, knowledge and experience, strongly recommend not to try to repair the unit yourself in order to avoid the negative consequences that can lead to complete unrepairable device.

 



Repair of backlight EAX67264001 LGP43DJ-17F1, LC5910. Information from the master.

Decreased backlight current from 320 mA to 270 mA - increased R801 0.8 Ohm resistor to 1 Ohm in the backlight current sensor on the power supply board EAX67264001.
Backlight driver current limitation. EAX67264001 LGP43DJ-17F1, LC5910. General recommendations.

To reduce the backlight current in LGP43DJ-17F1 EAX67264001 (1.5) TVs with the LC5910 LED driver chip, you can increase the current sensor resistance R801 at the source of the converter power switch proportionally.
LGP43DJ-17F1 current backlight

A PDF document of the LC5910S is included.

  Ways to limit the current in LED backlight drivers:

There is a lot of information on the Internet about ways to limit the current in the LED backlighting for different TVs and LED drivers. A lot of it is written plausibly but sometimes it is written by people far from electronics in order to publish any popular content on hot topics to boost web-sites ratings.

It's impossible to talk about each case separately within one article, because even similar models may have different panels and different boards with their own driver variants. But there are basic principles that are clear to craftsmen with even minimal knowledge and skill.


Other popular, complex and controversial current limit cases will be published as information becomes available.
There are three basic ways to reduce the backlight current.

1. By increasing the resistance of the LED current sensor - a low-resistance measuring resistor in the cathode (LED-) circuit.
2. Increasing the ratings of the resistors on the ISET (current setting) input of the LED driver chip.
3. changing the resistor ratings in the divider on the ADIM (Dimming) control input.

The fundamental difference between input ISET and ADIM is that ISET - input inverted, as FB, and ADIM - direct.


More on MainBoard Repair

The MainBoard EAX67703503 is shown in the figure below:

EAX67703503

MainBoard Appearance

 


:

EAX67264001.

The main features of the LG 43LK5990PLE device:

A matrix (LED panel) AC430DUN-SLDM2_RA is installed.
Timing Controller (T-CON) 6870C-0532A is used to control the matrix.
To power the backlight LEDs a converter combined with a power supply is used, controlled by the LC5910 PWM controller. As the power elements of LED-driver are used switches of TO-252 type.
Forming of the necessary supply voltages for all LG 43LK5990PLE TV nodes is made by EAX67264001 power supply module, or its analogues with the use of PFC, PWM chips and TO-252 type power keys.
MainBoard - the main board (motherboard) is an EAX67703503 module, using CPU, eMMC, SPI Flash, DRAM, AUDIO, DC/DC and other chips.
The TDJA-G601D tuner provides TV program reception and channel tuning.

Instructions and updates

There are downloadable files for the 43LK5990PLE model from the manufacturer:

Update and instruction files:
File Description File Name Type Date Size
SW File (Version 05.10.30) . Firmware (USB) Software_File(Version_05.10.30).zip zip 26.03.2020 824985K
Compatible with 32LK540BPLA, 32LK6100PLB, 32LK610BPLB, 32LK615BPLB, 32LK6190PLA, 32LK6200PLA, 43LK5400PLA, 43LK5900PLA, 43LK5910PLC, 43LK5990PLE, 43LK6000PLF, 43LK6100PLA, 43LK6100PLB, 43LK6200PLD, 49LK5400PLA, 49LK5900PLA, 49LK5910PLC, 49LK6000PLF, 49LK6100PLA, 49LK6100PLB, 49LK6200PLD.
SW File (Version 05.10.30) . TV_Software_Update_Guide_v3.pdf PDF 26.03.2020 2014K update instructions

Manuals and User Manuals:
Document Language Date Size
Quick Start Guide English - English,Estonian,Latvian,Lettish,Lithuanian,Russian 11.05.2020 55 037K
Quick Start Guide English - English,Estonian,Latvian,Lettish,Lithuanian,Russian 11.05.2020 No data
Quick start guide English - English 05.31.2018 4067K

You can download the files from the manufacturer's website for the model 43LK5990PLE.


LG 43LK5990 LCD TV with AC430DUN-SLDM2_RA, 42.5" (108 cm) diagonal in 16:9 aspect ratio. The LCD-panel implements the principle of direct display backlighting with a rear arrangement of LEDs - Direct LED.
Matrix AC430DUN-SLDM2_RA and MainBoard software EAX67703503 provide for viewing shows and movies in high quality HD resolution 1920x1080 pixels in 1080p (Full HD) graphic decomposition. Image processing is made by modern technology High Dynamic Range (HDR) with an extended range of brightness gradation.
The TV model 43LK5990 has built-in SMART software and webOS operating system. Connection to the network can be made via Wi-Fi wireless connection. Supported media formats: MP3, WMA, MPEG4, HEVC (H.265), DivX, MKV, JPEG.
The speaker system sound power of 10 W (2x5 W) is provided by two speakers. NICAM stereo sound processing and Sound Surround surround function are used.
Communication with other devices via an external interface is supported by standard input and output sockets: antenna input (RF), AV, component, HDMI x2, USB, Ethernet (RJ-45), Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Miracast. There is a headphone jack. The digital tuner receives DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2 TV channels.

The TV uses the EAX67264001 power supply.

Overall dimensions: with stand 976x628x218 mm, without stand 976x583x70 mm.

TV weight: with stand: 8.1 kg, without stand: 7.6 kg.

Warning. The panel AC430DUN-SLDM2_RA of LG 43LK5990 LED TV is an expensive and unreliable part of it.
Avoid any kind of impact on the glass and pressure on the screen surface to avoid damaging the LED panel!
It is also not safe to get liquid on the screen. Sometimes one drop is enough if it drips down the glass onto the cables and the TV becomes unrepairable.


REPAIRING / SERVICING TV LG 43LK5910PLC

Technical description and composition of LG 43LK5910PLC TV, type of panel and modules used. Module composition.
Composition
Specifications
LG 43LK5910PLC.
LCD TV LED Smart 43LK5910 | Year of manufacture: 2018
Screen diagonal: 42.5" (108 cm)
Screen format: 16:9
Resolution: 1920x1080
Frequency refresh rate:     50Hz
LED backlight: aye, Direct LED
Smart: yes. Wi-Fi support: yes
Operating system: webOS
Supports HD: 1080p Full HD, HDR
Progressive scan: yes
Digital tuner: DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S
Multimedia: MP3, WMA, MPEG4, Xvid, MKV, JPEG
Audio Stereo: There is
Sound Power: 10W (2x5W)
Acoustics: two speakers
Interface: AV, component, HDMI x2, USB, Ethernet (RJ-45), Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Miracast
Headphone jack: Yes
Find out more...
LG 43LK5910PLC

LG LED
Model: 43LK5910PLC

Chassis/Version: CHASSIS LJ8

Panel: AC430DUN-SLDM3_RA

LED backlight: UF64_UHD_A

T-CON: 6870C-0532A (6871L-3806L)

LED driver (backlight): integrated into PSU

PWM LED driver: LC5910 SO-8 Step-Down

MOSFET LED driver: TO-252

Power Supply (PSU): EAX67264001 (1.5) LGP43DJ-17F1

PWM Power: PFC, PWM

MOSFET Power: TO-252

MainBoard: EAX67703503 (1.1)

IC MainBoard: CPU, eMMC, SPI Flash, DRAM, AUDIO, DC/DC

MainBoard: TDJA-G601D
General advice about LCD LED TV repair
Possible problems

- LG 43LK5910PLC does not turn on, the buttons and remote does not respond, the indicators on the front panel are not lit or blinking.

Usually with such manifestations defect is caused by faulty elements in the main power module EAX67264001. It is necessary to check the presence of its output voltages and in case of their complete absence check the power switches (TO-252) and the rectifier diodes for possible short circuits.
With any breakdown of semiconductors in the secondary circuits, the inverter can usually operate normally in the emergency short-circuit mode. There are no output voltages in this case. And when a short circuit occurs in the power elements of the primary circuit, as a rule, the mains fuse and rarely the current sensor at the source of the switch break down.
Breakdown of Mos-Fet switches, used in pulse sources, is often caused by failures of other elements, for example, in the PWM regulator supply circuit, in frequency-retaining or damping circuits, as well as in the Negative Feedback Stabilization. PWM PFC, PWM chips are usually checked by replacing them with new or known good ones.

- There is no picture, but there is sound and all other TV functions work. The picture sometimes appears for a second immediately after switching on and then disappears.


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


Usually in such cases there is no backlighting of the LED panel (matrix). The cause may be a breakage of the backlight LEDs, in the stabilization of their power supply, or in a violation of the contact connections of the string connectors.
To check the LED strips, to open all the LED transitions, you need a few tens of volts or more, it is best to use a current source for such purposes. Breakage of several PN-junctions connected in series cannot be detected with a multimeter or a tester. In such cases, you need to open the panel and check each LED. If your multimeter can't open the transitions of the LEDs in forward bias, you can sometimes detect the PN junction of a protective stabilizer by connecting the probes in the opposite direction. If the regulator is open or broken in K/Z, then the LED is faulty and needs to be replaced.

- LED blinks or lights constantly, TV set won't turn on, remote control won't respond.

Repair or diagnostic of motherboard EAX67703503 should begin with checking the stabilizers and power converters necessary to power the chips and matrix. If necessary, the software (software) should be updated or replaced. When repairing the MB board, check its components CPU, eMMC, SPI Flash, DRAM, AUDIO, DC/DC. Defective elements should be replaced. If the chips with BGA soldering technology are used, the problem in its implementation is detected by the method of local heating of the chip.

If there is no TV channel reception, but the TV set is working properly from external devices, you must first check the supply voltage of the TDJA-G601D tuner and update the software. Pulses of the I2C bus communication should be checked with an oscilloscope.

Warning to TV Owners! The attempts to repair LG 43LK5910PLC by yourself are not recommended by the manufacturer and can cause serious negative consequences!


Repair after repair of backlight EAX67264001 LGP43DJ-17F1, LC5910. Information from the master.

Decreased backlight current from 620 mA to 280 mA - I increased R801 0.8 Ohm resistor rating to 2.2 Ohm in the backlight current sensor on EAX67264001 power supply board.
Limiting the backlight driver current. EAX67264001 LGP43DJ-17F1, LC5910.

General recommendations.

Reduce backlight current from 620 mA to 280 mA - I increased the R801 0.8 Ohm resistor to 2.2 Ohm in the backlight current sensor on the power supply board EAX67264001.
Limiting the backlight driver current. EAX67264001 LGP43DJ-17F1, LC5910. General recommendations.

To reduce the backlight current in LGP43DJ-17F1 EAX67264001 (1.5) TVs with the LC5910 LED driver chip, you can increase the current sensor resistance R801 at the source of the converter power switch proportionally.
LGP43DJ-17F1 current backlight

A PDF document of the---------------------->  LC5910S is included.

  Ways to limit the current in LED backlight drivers:

There is a lot of information on the Internet about ways to limit the current in the LED backlighting for different TVs and LED drivers. A lot of it is written plausibly but sometimes it is written by people far from electronics in order to publish any popular content on hot topics to boost web-sites ratings.

It's impossible to talk about each case separately within one article, because even similar models may have different panels and different boards with their own driver variants. But there are basic principles that are clear to craftsmen with even minimal knowledge and skill.
Other popular, complex and controversial current limit cases will be published as information becomes available.
There are three basic ways to reduce the backlight current.

1. By increasing the resistance of the LED current sensor - a low-resistance measuring resistor in the cathode (LED-) circuit.
2. Increasing the ratings of the resistors on the ISET (current setting) input of the LED driver chip.
3. changing the resistor ratings in the divider on the ADIM (Dimming) control input.

More on MainBoard Repair

The MainBoard EAX67703503 is shown in the figure below:

EAX67703503







MainBoard Appearance

EAX67264001:

EAX67264001.

Main features of the LG 43LK5910PLC:

A matrix (LED panel) AC430DUN-SLDM3_RA is installed.
The matrix is controlled by the Timing Controller (T-CON) 6870C-0532A.
To power the backlight LEDs a converter combined with a power supply is used, controlled by a LC5910 SO-8 Step-Down PWM controller. As the power elements of the LED-driver switches of TO-252 type are used.
Necessary supply voltages for all LG 43LK5910PLC TV nodes are generated by the EAX67264001 power supply module or its analogues with the use of PFC, PWM chips and TO-252 type power keys.
MainBoard - the main board (motherboard) is an EAX67703503 module, using CPU, eMMC, SPI Flash, DRAM, AUDIO, DC/DC and other chips.
The TDJA-G601D tuner provides TV program reception and channel tuning.


Instructions and updates

There are downloadable files for the 43LK5910PLC model from the manufacturer:

Update and instruction files:
File Description File Name Type Date Size
SW File (Version 05.10.30) . Firmware (USB) Software_File(Version_05.10.30).zip zip 26.03.2020 824985K
Compatible with 32LK540BPLA, 32LK6100PLB, 32LK610BPLB, 32LK615BPLB, 32LK6190PLA, 32LK6200PLA, 43LK5400PLA, 43LK5900PLA, 43LK5910PLC, 43LK5990PLE, 43LK6000PLF, 43LK6100PLA, 43LK6100PLB, 43LK6200PLD, 49LK5400PLA, 49LK5900PLA, 49LK5910PLC, 49LK6000PLF, 49LK6100PLA, 49LK6100PLB, 49LK6200PLD.
SW File (Version 05.10.30) . TV_Software_Update_Guide_v3.pdf PDF 26.03.2020 2014K update instructions

Manuals and User Manuals:
Document Language Date Size
Quick Start Guide English - English,Estonian,Latvian,Lettish,Lithuanian,Russian 11.05.2020 55 037K
Quick Start Guide English - English,Estonian,Latvian,Lettish,Lithuanian,Russian 11.05.2020 No data
Quick start guide English - English 10.07.2020 6308K

You can download the files on the website of the manufacturer for the model 43LK5910PLC.


LG 43LK5910 LCD TV with AC430DUN-SLDM3_RA, 42.5" (108 cm) diagonal in 16:9 aspect ratio. The LCD panel implements the principle of direct display backlighting with a rear arrangement of LEDs - Direct LED.
Matrix AC430DUN-SLDM3_RA and MainBoard software EAX67703503 provide for viewing shows and movies in high quality HD resolution 1920x1080 pixels in 1080p (Full HD) graphic decomposition. Image processing is made by modern technology High Dynamic Range (HDR) with an extended range of brightness gradation.
The 43LK5910 has built-in SMART software and webOS operating system. Connection to the network can be made through Wi-Fi wireless communication. Supported media formats: MP3, WMA, MPEG4, Xvid, MKV, JPEG.
The sound system capacity of 10 W (2x5 W) is provided by two speakers. NICAM stereo sound processing and Sound Surround surround function are used.
Communication with other devices via an external interface is supported by standard input and output sockets: antenna input (RF), AV, component, HDMI x2, USB, Ethernet (RJ-45), Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Miracast. There is a headphone jack. The digital tuner receives DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2 TV channels.

The TV set has the EAX67264001 power supply.

Warning. The AC430DUN-SLDM3_RA panel of the LG 43LK5910 LED TV is an expensive and unreliable part of it.
Do not allow any impact on the glass and pressure on the surface of the screen to avoid damage to the LED panel!
It is also not safe to get liquid on the screen. Sometimes one drop is enough if it drips down the glass onto the cables and the TV becomes unrepairable.