Mt Inverter Board(S) Removal - Sony KDL-52XBR4 Service Manual

1-13. 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
Disconnect the 2 connectors from the board you are removing that connects the upper inverter board to the lower inverter board.
3
To remove the lower board, disconnect 1 connector.
To remove the upper board, disconnect 2 connectors.
Plastic Strip
holding
Lamp Socket
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.
KDL-52XBR4/52XBR5
DO NOT
REMOVE
BACKLIGHT
SCREWS
1
NOTE: The connector that attaches the Left Upper Inverter board
to the DF5 board has a strip of white tape at both ends of the connector.
The connector that attaches the Right Upper Inverter board
to the DF4 board has a strip of red tape at both ends of the connector.
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
3
Left Upper Inverter Board
2
3
Plastic Strip
Left Lower Inverter Board
holding
Lamp Socket
REMOVE
CONNECTOR AND
PULL BOARD TO
THE RIGHT
KDL-52XBR4/52XBR5
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