Mt Inverter Board(S) Removal - Sony KDL-40XBR4 Service Manual

1-14. MT INVERTER BOARD(S) 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.
1
Remove screws securing the inverter cover.
2
Remove screws securing the inverter board
Plastic Strip
holding
Lamp Socket
KDL-40XBR4/40XBR5/46XBR4/46XBR5
REMOVE SCREWS
SECURING
SHIELD
SHIELD REMOVAL
1
Inverter Cover
WARNING !
NEVER REMOVE THE
SCREWS SECURING THE
PLASTIC STRIP HOLDING
THE LAMP SOCKETS .
DAMAGE TO THE
BACKLIGHT TUBES WILL
OCCUR!
END VIEW
BACKLIGHT
SOCKET
KDL-40XBR4/40XBR5/46XBR4/46XBR5
DO NOT
REMOVE
BACKLIGHT
SCREWS
Plastic Strip
holding
Lamp Socket
REMOVE
CONNECTOR AND
PULL BOARD TO
THE RIGHT
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
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.
2
Inverter Board
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