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powers off after changing channels several times back to back then cuts itself back on within 5-7 minutes to do this all over again. Update (07/28/2018) oldturkey03, attached is a pic of the iR board from the bottom of the TV. Very little on it! the ir sensor, a resistor and a LED to indicate “on” or “standby” (red or blue). Let me know what you think! Thanks.
Update (07/28/2018) Here is a photo of the main board. The IR sensor board is plugged into the main board at the bottom center connector, the 5 larger gray wires on the right side of the plug.
Update (07/29/2018) Pic of the rear of my main board of a Element ELEFW408
@twistedslanky38 if it “cuts on and off & changes channels” you could be having issues with the IR board. If it cuts on and off after changing a channel it sounds more like a main board. Of course check also your remote to make sure it is not causing this. Remove the battery and see if the TV still behaves that way. Let us know the exact model of your TV so we can try and find out more information about this.
Hi @twistedslanky38 , Just wondering if it was the TV button control board that has the problem. Don’t know your TV but are the TV control buttons on the side or the back near the side? It may be that when you moved the TV to the different location you gripped the TV by the sides, putting pressure on the buttons which may have caused some inadvertent intermittent contact to be shifted. If you didn’t “touch” the buttons when moving the TV ignore this Just a thought.
Here is a picture of the tiny circuit board with the button switches on the side of my unit that has developed corrosion or ??? that was conducting electricity between the soldered connections, causing multiple problems. Removal of the board fixed the channel scanning, volume, and menu problems. I will clean the board off and re-install it at a later date.
