How to repair a Philips 42 inch plasma TV with error code: seven red led long blinks (model 42pf9631d/37)
We managed to avoid a $300+ repair recently by fixing the capacitors in our Philips 42″ plasma TV ourselves. The unit is only about 3-4 years old and we were really disappointed it started having problems so quickly. Sometimes it wouldn’t turn on, and would simply flash the red LED seven (7) times slowly. I decided to do some research on the internet for possible home solutions for this plasma TV repair.
There’s actually a lot of information online about this problem, and how to do the fix. Both my bad capacitors were 3300 mF / 10V / 105 degree centigrade rated. They both were slightly bulged at the tops, with a small amount of black material coming through the top. Every other capacitor on the board had a shiny, flat top.