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If your ready for some good Sci-Fi, check out the Fighter King, now on Amazon

For your Kindle

If you want the whole saga, I recommend Vow to Sophia, Star Marine, Fighter Queen

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My Samsung LCD TV hasn’t been working for a few weeks.  At first it would make some clicking sounds before it turned on, as the months went by, it would take longer and longer to get a visual on the screen.  It finally wouldn’t give me anything but clicks.  Apparently this is a common problem with Samsung TVs, I did some searching and found that failed capacitors are to blame.  A lot of people online have been fixing this problem themselves, so I decided to give it a try since my TV is out of warranty.

I opened up the TV and had a look at the power supply.  I saw three little 10v 1000uF capacitors swollen and leaking.

I ordered some new capacitors, and bought a hotter soldering iron (the solder on this board doesn’t melt easy)

Swollen Capacitors

Replaced the capacitors and the TV turned on without the clicks!

There is a risk of electric shock, the board has  a “HOT” and “COLD” section,  I assume the hot section should be avoided.  There’s a pair of scary looking 450v Capacitors that were making me nervous.

These two scared me

If you plan on doing this yourself, do a search on the topic, there is a lot of info out there, and make sure your replacing with the correct components.

There is a lot of info out there regarding this issue, take a look

YouTube videos

Samsung LCD TV Power up problem

Joe Random

If you like good Science fiction Novels, and E-Books (who doesn’t) , you should check out “A Vow to Sophia” book one of an amazing trilogy. It has breath taking action, and tragic drama. My Dad has sculpted a world in the future, where man kind has to once again deal with hatred and oppression, but on a galactic scale.

Flags of the Federation and Sirians

Here is a description from AKW Books:

When twelve year-old Onja Pedersen vowed before Goddess Sophia to free her mother and sister from Sirian slavery, she had no idea how to make it happen; six years later, when the Sirian Confederacy attacks the Solar Federation, she sees her chance and joins the United Federation Fighter Fleet.

From the day she enlists, Onja faces opposition — a skeptical recruiter, a sadistic drill instructor, a vengeful XO — but there are good men as well, and eventually she falls in love. Consumed by hatred of the Sirians, Onja lusts only to kill, and quickly becomes the deadliest gunner in the Fighter Service. In just two years of combat, she destroys dozens of enemy fighters, two troop transports, and faces down an enemy carrier. Then Fate hits back, and takes from Onja her most prized possession. The man she loves.

Goto AWK Books and buy a copy, I’ve read them and its well worth it!

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