Do new convergence boards come with two new IC's already soldered?

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Hello. I have the typical convergence problem with my big screen tv. I
have a Samsung HCM4215W, and am looking at this site to get my
replacement convergence board (AA95-02002A $65)

Partstore.com

I was just wondering though, do brand new convergence board's come with
two new (good?) STK IC chips already soldered onto them? I would hate
to buy a whole new board, only to find out I still need to buy two new
IC chips. Do you guys think this board will come with them?

Thanks!

 

[Skype_man]

Board should have the STK IC's in it. A lot cheaper just to
buy the IC's. Is the board blown up? I only replace the IC's,
& check low value resistors close to the IC's. Sky.

 

[James Sweet]

Hello. I have the typical convergence problem with my big screen tv. I
have a Samsung HCM4215W, and am looking at this site to get my
replacement convergence board (AA95-02002A $65)

Partstore.com

I was just wondering though, do brand new convergence board's come with
two new (good?) STK IC chips already soldered onto them? I would hate
to buy a whole new board, only to find out I still need to buy two new
IC chips. Do you guys think this board will come with them?

Thanks!

Normally the boards come with everything, but that seems very cheap.

 

[Leonard Caillouet]

Not if you buy them from Samsung. They price a pair of chips at or above
the price of the board. If you use a good supplier you can get the Sanyo
chips much cheaper.

Leonard

 

[Art]

Amazing Samsung loaded PCB are relative inexpensive. Possible the E-Prom on
the signal board also may have taken a hit. About 85% the convergence power
board will rectify the problem, other 15% become a pain because there is no
overlay to use with these sets.

 

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Hey James, did you check out the site Partstore.com? Is $65 too cheap
for a convergence board with two new IC's? Why is it cheap? They listed
an alternate part # for $70 but the one being recommend by a few people
is the one I got.

And from reading around, it seems in my case, its just better to get
the whole board replaced, rather than just getting two new IC's, in
case any caps, resistors, etc, have blown. Plus, I don't know how to
solder

Thanks guys!

 

[Leonard Caillouet]

Samsung's price for these convergence boards is very low, relative to the
rest of the industry. Normally, techs will repair them rather than replace
the boards because we will often have the parts in stock and it is no big
deal. If you bought the chips from Samsung, it would cost as much as the
board. You can buy the parts for half that or less from good suppliers like
B&D, Acme, or Electronica and get the same Sanyo chips. You can also buy
them from other suppliers even cheaper and maybe get a part that works or
maybe get one that blows up. In your case, just buy the board, but
understand that you will need the service literature to align the set
properly. You will likely have some convergence error with the new board.
Don't even try to go through the alignment without the manual.

Leonard

 

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Thanks Leonard

From partstore.com, do you think the board that I bought is a good one?

Or do they just stick with cheap IC's and parts? It says the
manufacturer was Samsung, so it seems legit. Your opinion?

I do know a little bit about the Samsung service menu, and the
convergence menu and stuff. I've read up a lot about it, and before it
broke down, I wrote down my orginal settings (I hope they were the
original) in the service menu, and I know my way around the convergence
menu as well.

If there are any alignment problems, will they be fixable via the
service and convergence meu? In other words, I won't have to tool
around the back of the tv, would I?

 

[Leonard Caillouet]

You should be able to do what you need in the service menu convergence
adjustments from the remote. If you know how it works you should have no
problem. If you are not very familiar with it, it could be nearly
impossible, as I am sure you realize if you have aligned it previously. It
is not very intuitive and IMO is one of the most difficult systems on the
market.

Leonard

 

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Ok, thanks for the tips and advice Leonard.

 

[Ken G.]

I am the one with 9 of these sets with the same problem . We ordered 4
new chips and it fixed 2 sets . I tried the fixed board in the other 7
sets and they all worked .

Fix that tv and GET RID OF iT !

 

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Yeah, I know Ken I replied and asked for some help in the topic you
started a while ago here, but no one ever answered the question I had,
so I just started a new one. Your post actually helped me get in the
right direction, so thanks a bunch