Entertainment Center: TVs, Stereos, VCRs and DVDs - Mitsubishi Convergence Problem

Hi,

I have a 2001 50' Mitsubishi HDTV 1080 (Diamond Series) that I cannot get the red, green, and blue color to converge. I have a toddler that went through her "terrible twos" that was constantly banging on the tv screen and I was wondering if this could cause the problem. This happened last year and the tv has been off since last year. I've been reading thru the forum and it seems that I need to replace the convergence board or fix the diode or capacitor on that board. Am I on the right track? How much is this board and is it easy to replace? Is there a part number for the diode? I'm planning on opening the back and start evaluating the situation. Can someone with a degree in BSEE do this or do I need a PHD degree?

Thanks,

Hello. I feel your pain about the terrible two's child. I am going through it as well.

And I jsut recently had to get my 55" convergence fixed.

They ended up replacing two convergence IC's (amps), not the board. This only took the guy 20 mins and costed me $350 fat ones. I looked up the part # they replaced, and the two parts are only about $40/ea. Talk about a lot in labor charges.

It required him to desolder off the old ones, and solder on the new ones.

I don't think your child could have done this, I asked the same question to the repair guy. Projection TV's are known to be needing this type of repair, and actually, Mitsubushi is the best brand TV to have because they are made right here in the U.S., Atlanta, Georgia to be exact.

To add:

These ICs in my Philips TV were at the bottom right hand side of the unit if you were looking at it from the back. He had to unscrew the whole board tray and pull it out to get to them.

These IC's are soldered in with a heat spreader compound on the back of them to disapate (sp?) the heat.

They looked like little black boxes with about 30-40 little feet on them that are soldered.