​Welcome to Dave's Electronics Repair &
Antenna service. 
Servicing Grants Pass since 1995.
Store hours are 10:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday.
938 SW 6th street. Grants Pass Oregon
541-479-3915
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For those who saw my youtube videos and came here desiring to learn more about do it your self TV repair, Scroll down this page and you will find many links to free instructional videos. Sources for parts, books, and test equipment.
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Mike's TV repair case histories.
This is a yearly paperback publication which has the combined repair histories from many different television repairmen. In this book the technicians share their records as to which parts or boards they replaced to fix many different symptoms. The latest edition has over 850 problems and solutions.
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TV Repair case histories
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Satisfaction is assured. (10-day return privilege . Out of 26,170+ sold over the last 27 years only Three have been returned.
Click on the book to learn more. Read the testimonials.

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LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 1

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 2

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 3

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 4

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 5

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 6

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 7

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 8

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 9

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 10

(Video 10 is a Polaroid TDA03211C)

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 11

LCD TV REPAIR MADE EASY PART 12

Remote control repair

Here is a video someone did on their own LCD TV which I found helpful.

Click here to see another youtuber named norcal715 who has great series of do it yourself TV repair videos.

Dissecting an LCD screen part 1

Dissecting an LCD screen part 2

Dissecting an LCD screen part 3

Dissecting an LCD screen part 4

Color wheel and Lamp replacement tips on DLP TVs.

Interview with Plasma TV repair expert Damon Morrow.

Troubleshooting a bad LCD display using freeze spray.

Power factor made simple

Another good one on Power factor by the Gaurav J

The danger of cleaning your LCD display.

Buffer board symptoms don't always cause horizontal bars.
Check out this youtubers symptoms.

Plasma TV repair. Don't make this mistake.

Another good one by Norcal715 Sanyo DP42840
DP46840 Wont Power On

Norcal715 shows how to enter the service menu on a Samsung TV

to change the panel data and solve the solarization problem.

RCA 50LB45RQ Service menu adjustment and main board
replacement.

Generic inverter board replacement and warning for some Vizio,
Sylvania, and Olevia LCD TVs.

VIZIO VW42L FHDTV10A. MAIN BOARD PROBLEM SOLVED.

TV Remote Control would not work. It was the TVs fault. Find out why.

​TV repair histories. An interview with the author Mike Danish.

LG LCD TV 42LH20 Online Service Training-Part1

LG LCD TV 42LH20 Online Service Training-Part2

Vizio V047LFHDTV20A No backlight.

Sony KDL-40BX420 No back light. sound okay.

Using your Millivolt meter to find shorts to ground.

EEVblog #725_LG Plasma TV teardown

Hidden Thermal Fuses in Transformers

Repairing Plastic Cracks When Glues Don't Work.

Vizio E3D470VX Repair Case history.

Automobile spark detector using a neon light,

Vizio VF550M Misdiagnosis and repair.

VIZIO E600i-B3 Troubleshooting And Repair History.

Fuse Identification. Slow Blow Vs Fast Blow

LG 47LN5200 Burnt out LEDs. Norcal

Buying salvaged circuit boards. Who can you trust?

Free Energy From Thunder Clouds. Is this crazy or what? 

Inductive circuit probe you can make.

Using heat and freeze spray to troubleshoot circuit
boards and LCD Displays.

Isolation Transformers can save your life, and your equipment.

Understanding the hot and cold side of a switch mode power supply.
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Drone motor burn out due to over current.     
 
Bad infrared emitter causes VCR gears to grind in VCR.

Bad main board in Samsung TV. Here is how I figured it out.

T-con board and main board solarization symptoms and causes by Shop Jimmy 

Free TV. Cut The Cord Using Antennas And Internet TV           
  
Using Radio Waves To Power Christmas Lights.      www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP8j0Bd1Xus&t=1s www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjcXFCkSKU4&t=33s

High Failure Components In Power Supplies.          

Who Makes The Best TV Antenna          

Fake News About TV Antennas.

Your flashlight may be draining your batteries when it's turned off.    

 No TV Signals Found Here, But look At This Old Car Collection.                             
Is Your Cell Phone And Smart Meter Killing You?

2 Dollar RF Radiation Detector you can build

Microwaves And Wifi Signals did not kill this bacteria.      

Can Seeds Sprout Next To Wifi Signals?

This man was struck by lightning and survived.                                                             
He use the wrong TV antanna for his location                                                
Turntable Repair Tips.                                                                                              
Radios that work for free.                                                         
Electrically Conductive Paint. A must have for remote control repair.

Magnavox VCR/DVD Player was dead. Here was the reason.  

The TV Antennas I Use The Most

VCR Gear Alignment Tips and IR Sensors. 

Finding Short Circuits With A Thermal Camera  

​ Inexpensive Digital Microscope

A delivery job I will never forget.

Switch Repair. It's easier than you think.

DIY TV Antennas And Resonance Formulas

TV Signals surrounded by trees.


How to Solder.

Un-soldering those difficult to remove components.

Understanding AC and DC part 1

Understanding AC and DC Part 2

Diodes and Bridge rectifiers

Inductive Reactance

Electromagnetic Induction

Understanding watts in relation to volts & amps.

Volts, amps and resistance made simple

Isolation Transformers

How to test Diodes

Repairing broken antenna connectors on TVs

Finding a short to ground using this special technique

LCD backlight

POLAROID TV FLM2601 Repair Tip

Astar LTV3001 Repair Tip

Polaroid FLM1911SVA Computer monitor

SVA 2400W-BD Screen is all White

Sharp LC13SHIU HALF OF SCREEN IS DARK

Emerson EWL20S5C

Vizio LCD TV

Watch norcal715 repair his Vizio mainboard.

Finding a shorted component

Click here to see how one gentleman repaired a

bad LCD display panel

bad LCD display panel part 2

Common LCD Display problems

Plasma TV . Learn from my mistake.

How to test capacitors

Toshiba Plasma TV 50HP16

Samsung Plasma TV PN50A550S1FXZA

RCA MODEL L37WD12YX1 Repair

Polaroid TLX04244B

Salvaged TV parts. warning about some retailers.

LCD TV Backlights overheating transformers on Samsung LN40B550K1F

Is my T-CON board bad or LCD display?

Vizio TV Repair. Inverter board mystery solved. E470VLE

Sony KDL-32EX400 Broken CCFL

LG Model 47LS4500 Bad Diode

LG Plasma TV Model # 50PJ350-UB

Sharp LC-70LE733U problem solved.

Watch norcal715 repair a bad LCD Display tab bonding problem.

The danger of getting your LCD display wet.

Hisense 55K610GWN Repair History

Soldering Microscope. Why you should have one.

Hot air rework soldering tutorial

Troubleshooting and voltages by Norcal715. Great tutorial

.RCA Model 39LB45RQ EEPROM Repair on main board

Proscan PLED5529AC Repair. Using A watt meters to check power consumption

Upgrading  to a better Diode. Emerson LC320EM2

The value of using a coil ringer. In this case the blue ring tester.

Power Adapters And Battery Chargers

Free Energy From Radio Waves

Fuel pump diagnosis while driving

SCEPTRE LCD TV. Model number X409BV. This repair was done using an infrared heat sensor.

Infrared detector in TV caused remote control not to work.
V
​CR EATS TAPES. THE MOST COMMON CAUSE #1

VCR EATS TAPES. THE MOST COMMON CAUSE #2

​LED Backlight problems in TVs and Computers.

2006 Hummer H3 door and window control panel repair. 

​Part 2 regarding the Hummer H3 repair and the use of conductive pant      

Easy way to pull wires through walls by Tampatec.                              
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Blind trust in electronic repair kits can blow things up.                     

Troubleshooting a bad circuit using ohms law.          www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixitL9nhNlc&t=1s  

Your Multimeter Can Blow Things Up.      

The mysterious back spike is not free energy.

Digital TV Channel Misunderstandings, & TV Antenna Myths.

Corrosion in slide switches can produce misleading symptoms.                                                                                                                           TV repair Gods

TV signal direction finder and frequency indicator.  

Thundercloud shock treatment device.      

Locating Underground Wires Or Metal Pipes. 

The Most Common Problems Customers Call Me About When Their TVs Stop Working. 

Your Multimeters Diode Check Function Has Its Limits When Testing Diodes,  And Why The Resistance Scale May A Better Option In Some Situations.     

This amazing Nichrome wire can be used to make wire wound resistors, and a variety of other uses.

Replacing Rubber Belts In Turntables, VCRs and Tape Recorders. Are some designed to fail?

Winegard Vs Channel Master Antenna Test.                                                              
TV Signal Meters Are A Must Have For TV Antenna Jobs.

Must have magnetic connectors.

Cell Phone Radiation Shield Scam.  As Seen On TV.                                     
PIcking Up TV Transmitters In Different Locations Without Using An Antenna Rotor.      

Strange VCR Repair, But What Else Could I Do?    

Avoid Drilling Disasters With This $30 dollar snake camera.

My Experimental Motor Generator. No Free Energy Part 1

My Experimental Motor Generator Part 2

My Experimental Motor Generator Part 3  

Beware of fake N52 Neodymium Magnets.

Bose Acustic Wave Repaired With Electronic Clean and Lube Spray. 
In Parts & Service Manuals.
ShopJimmy.com. Good place for Salvaged boards. Many technicians
speak well of them.
(877) 881-6492

Digi-Key Corporation.
http://www.digikey.com/
I-800-344-4539

B&D Enterprises, Good source for electronic parts and very helpful staff.  
1-800-458-6053


Mouser Electronics
http://www.mouser.com/
1-800-346-6873

Excellent place to find transistors and ICs
http://www.findchips.com

Click here for a good place to buy inverter boards transformers and more for LCD TVs. 
1-888-785-7288

CCFL Warehouse Replacement lamps for LCD TV's

Suburban Electronics.1-800-341-5353

Service manuals.net

Freeze spray and tuner cleaner
1-800 655-1675
Tell Camile Dave's TV sent you and save.

Sams Technical Manuals / Schematics

Encompass Parts
1-800-432-8542

http://www.partstore.com/
1-866-925-PART(7278)

NTE cross reference for Semiconductors,
resistors, transformers and more.

Datasheetcatalog has datasheets for many electronic parts.

Acme sales

Union Electronics

TV Repair Kits.

Sony product support
    Discussion Forums & Misc
Here is a good Q and A discussion forum for electronics enthusiasts.

SMD Resistor Code Calculator

Resistor calculator for 4, 5, and 6 bands.

Disc capacitor codes and conversions

More simple Disc capacitor conversions

Simple math for adding resistors or speakers in parallel

​Roy Masters, and the nature of Love.

Jestine Yongs website

John Perher's web site

http://www.repairfaq.org/

Is Television repair a good profession?

Tips on using ESR Capacitor meters

Intripid Video and electronics

http://www.noahtec.com/

http://www.tvhistory.tv/repair-info.html

How long do LCD TVs last ? Check out this Poll

Randy Fromm's youtube chennel. Great channel for those who want to learn more about electronics.


Getting started in electronics by Forest Mims
This is an excellent beginners book on electronics.

OPTO-ISOLATORS
I found this article on testing Opto-isolators very helpful.

Soldering and temperature

Servicetron.com This site has some free training manuals.

Bad Caps Forum

The problems you may encounter buying salvaged circuit boards on ebay.

The decline of hobby electronics

Fun Stuff



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Free Energy From The Air

Plasma TV how it works.

Solar Furnace melts rock.

Invisible driver prank

Picking up a huge bolder

Using electromagnetism to open a coconut

My antenna experiment. Flying my kite with wire.

Shop organization and useful products tips
Free Energy From Radio Waves
Free Energy Vs the laws of physics             

The astounding athletic power of quadcoptershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2itwFJCgFQ                                                     
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TV REPAIR HACK

Lightning experiment and damage to home electronics.

My magnetic toys

A fake IRS agent tells me I'm going to jail.

Polarized light demonstration.

Home made UFO with my camera on a kite

Homemade UFO #2 with 48 LEDs

Television Manufacturing Documentary From The Late 1950's     
Electrotherapy Healing Machines. 
 
Hand held Tesla Gun.

Time Lapse Fog

Stranded couple I met at the right time.

Walking in the woods.   

Making new friends in the forest. 
Grinding down America and other thought provoking videos.

Any  intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a  touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite  direction.   
Albert  Einstein