Lcd Panel/Bracket And Led Light Guide Removal - Sony KDL-26ML130 Service Manual

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LCD PANEL/BRACKET AND LED LIGHT GUIDE REMOVAL

CAUTION:
Be sure to identify the inverter cover screws before proceeding. DO NOT remove the screws securing the plastic strip holding the lamp
sockets.
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Remove 2 screws, +BVTP2 4X16
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SHIELD REMOVAL
KDL-26M3000/26ML130/32M3000/32ML130
LCD Panel
WARNING
NEVER REMOVE THE
SCREWS SECURING THE
PLASTIC STRIP HOLDING
THE LAMP SOCKETS
DAMAGE TO THE
BACKLIGHT TUBES WILL
OCCUR!
REMOVE SCREWS
SECURING
SHIELD
END VIEW
SOCKET
Inverter Board Cover
Inverter Board
Bezel
!
.
INVERTER BOARD REMOVAL
Only remove the screws securing the inverter
cover which may be metal or plastic. The
remaining plastic strip contains sockets for the
BACKLIGHT
fluorescent backlights and should never be
loosened. The backlights will pop out of the
sockets and/or break the backlight requiring a
LCD panel replacement. The example shown
is a 32" model but applies to all models.
KDL-26M3000/26ML130/32M3000/32ML130
REMOVE
CONNECTOR AND
PULL BOARD TO
THE RIGHT
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