I have found that if something breaks, It is a pretty good bet that someone else has experienced the same problem.
Common problems wind up on internet forums and YouTube videos. The amount of DIY stuff available is staggering. In this case, Samsung actually had a class action settlement (expired) to repair the boards and there are multiple resources for diagnosis and repair.
I just had a great experience with that. I had put a homemade CD in my brand new car, it had a label on it. When CD started skipping and I ejected it, the label did not come out. Tried several things, then went to the Internet. Someone had a suggestion for my situation which was to slide in skinny thin cardboard with double faced tape securely attached. See if it grabs it... I thought, what the heck, I'm going to try that and did. At first it did not work but then I hit the eject button, for no reason, one last time, and there it was, the label was down, completely whole, no rips, no wrinkles. It had just fallen off what ever it was stuck on and dropped right into the CD tray. All fixed, and was able to put other Christmas CDs in to my delight! Don't know if it helped or if it was all a coincidence, but I am glad I looked it up and tried.
See my post #10.
Didn’t know about the class-action suit, but that is exactly what happened to my 55” Samsung.
Yes, very true. But sometimes there are varying opinions as to the fix. :)
Yes, very true. But sometimes there are varying opinions as to the fix. :)
Thank goodness for videos! We’ve had a very bad year for nearly every home appliance breaking - water heater, tv, phones, cell phones, washer, freezer, refrigerator, ice maker, microwave, coffee maker, paper shredder, hvac, etc. And a tree destroyed the roof and a shed. Some we now live without. Some were replaced with new (though downgraded due to tight budget). Some we learned to repair ourselves. appliancepartspros.com/ is now our go to site. Fast delivery and videos saved many an argument and the budget.