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This TV turned on but with no backlight. Samsungs generally don’t shut off the backlight with failures so it was assumed there were open LEDs. Unplugging the cable between the main and power supply boards still had no backlight. With my LED tester on each of the 7 strips, I found open circuits in two of them. Moving good strips to the top rows, I was able to get half the backlight to light up and I reconnected the panel to confirm it was not damaged. This also confirmed the TV could start up and display video.

The LEDs have a footprint with a bump out and I had these in my inventory. I hadn’t noticed the orientation and heat damaged one strip with too many attempts since I had installed it upside down. The LEDs were a bit brown and showed signs of lots of heat and wear so I decided to do a full replacement with new strips. The power supply was also brown from heat in the LED controller section. Part number for replacement strips is 2013SVS40F or D2GE-400SCA-R3. The whole TV was also covered in brown dust which is a sign it was in a smoking environment.