When i turn my tv on the picture flashes up for about a second then the screen goes black. The sound is perfect but no picture and every now and agian the picture will stay on and i can watch the tv as normal. Someone mentioned a backlight inverter. What is this, are they easy to fit and are they expensive?

mark, January 2010

Hi Mark I have exactly the same fault.
Did you fix your TV.
Was it the caps or vestel?

Harry, December 2011

Change..c354..c355.c356..all are 12pf at 3kv wkd.
This is a common fault with this board.

LEE, May 2010

hi in a mikomi free view set or just lcd has an the power supply board with the inverter system on it it may be the inverter transformer on the bottom right of the board this inveter, supplies current to 2 flourescent bulbs,which are in thevery bottom of the screen top and bottom of themetal casing of the screen,the power supply/inverter board,is made by vestel the cost on ebay is around 15-25 quid second hand,the part number is 17IPSO1-2 made by vestel.

richard, January 2010