Recent content by astronomer2021

Thanks for the long discussion. I think I'll take that advice and sell the boards on ebay or local Craigslist. Even as a retired guy I could put many hours into this tv and never get it to work. Regards

I did not report a screen dimming issue. There is no display and no sound upon hitting the power button. I do have an oscilloscope. I have checked all voltages even with the other boards removed. Its all the same. Because the screen is not broken I'm assuming its ok. I'll put it back on...

Well the new CPU board arrived today. Still nothing. Once again after about 3 minutes there is a relay click and a Red LED blinking 8 times. I seriously need to find out that code. Sony.com won't tell me.

I tried Shop Jimmy. No Stock on that motherboard. I bought one from Electro Parts Outlet for $150usd. Now I got a new problem; that was 10 days ago. I paid the extra fast shipping. I haven't heard from them at all. No tracking number, they dont answer my emails, the phone goes direct voice...

Thanks for the reply. The TV is 2018 and out of warranty. I bought it used for seriously cheap(not working thinking I can still fix it). I recently read an article about the growing numbers of angry Sony OLED TV owners. Turns out the Sony/Bravia OLED TVs have an alarming failure rate after just...

Ok thanks, OLED TV's (XBR-65A9F) do not have backlights so there is no 130Volts coming off the power supply. When I press the power button, all the correct voltages come up on the power supply. The plugs have screen printing to show the pinout voltages, gnd, signals, etc. The screen does not...

I have a Sony/Bravia model XBR-65A9F that won't power on. Front LED blinks 8 times then repeats. This TV is only 3 years old so info is tough to find. I spoke with tech support at Sony, they don't have the codes for this model!!!!! I have a College Degree in electronics and have verified the...