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Zenith zsus pop

I have a zenith p42w34 that has popped a capacitor on the lower right side of the zsus board! Its the small black square one on the right just below the plasma ribon connection! I replaced the zsus board and had a perfect picture for about 5 minutes and the same one popped again! what needs to be replaced to fix this from popping again! Any help is appriciated! Thanks

  • Anonymous Jan 15, 2009

    i got the same tv! i think it all comes down to the main board power supply.

    are you getting any lights on the boards at all?

    i get some red lights on the main middle board, some yellowish green on the bottom left.. but no lightsd on the ysus or zsus.



  • Anonymous Feb 20, 2009

    My tv made a loud popping sound...kind of like a stone hitting a windshield then a second one a few seconds later. I turned off the TV. Can you tell me if this is the zsus pop that they are referring to

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Hello to all! Some of the time with LG type Y & Z sustain boards you must replace both the boards in order to completely the repair or but not always. Please feel free to message or call me if you need more help with your Zenith plasma TV. 1-503-432-9904 / [email protected] Ask for Dave! If you are reading this post and you need help with a plasma or LCD type TV give me a call!

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