Check Fan No. 1 We've had our Samsung for a little over a year. Anyone else having problems with the "Check Fan No. 1" after a year's use?
939645
I had the same thing happen to my Samsung LN40A650 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV. THANK GOD, I have 6 days of warranty left. I have got the run around from Samsung reps. After a weeks worth of phone calls, I was assured that I will get my TV worked on under warranty. May be that this model is faulty. They should give us a hassle when we shell out mega bucks for these TVs, then they may would learn a bit of respect for the customer.
939646
yes and we followed Athur Usher's instructions...However - we had only 1 fan that we could find. So we dusted it off and screwed the back on again and that annoying blue box -Check Fan No.1 is gone!
939647
Thank you , mine just did the same thing, followed your instructions and its working fine now
939648
I opened mine up, cleaned every fan I could find, disconnected nothing on the inside, and the warning light went away. Thanks for the encouragement to simply open it up and clean!
939649
Unbelievable! I followed C. Johnson's instructions and the fan started right up when I turned the TV back on. Thank you for the invaluable advice.
939650
I followed C. Johnson's advice above and also was successful in getting the fan to run by simply cleaning it. Just be careful to put things back the way you found them and unplug before working on the set. Thank you to C. Johnson..just saved a lot of $ and hassle.
551506
Same problem here. I had it happen with two of the units over a 4 year period. Not going to fool me again.
466335
Either they have changed the specifications, or your unit is defective. The fan on my unit only comes on when I've had it under heavy load for awhile, then shuts off awhile after the load is reduced.
1940003
The fan on ours goes off often, but no, no buzzing. Is it still under warrantee? We had to use our warranty, and although lengthy, the customer service was able to (fina;;y) help us.
1785584
I had similar symptoms in mine. Called manufacturer and their tech support person suggested for me to open the bottom panel and check a fan connection. However, unit has a label not to attempt to repair it or tamper without a professional. Manufacturer has a policy of exchanging a bottom assembly up to year warranty time. One has to enclose a money order or cashier's check for $20 plus pay your own shipping to California. I just took this unit to a recycling bin and bought a one gallon "Crane" for about the same amount of money minus a hassle of going to post office... But, call the manufacturer and see what you can do, especially is this is still on warranty (one year). Good luck.
368737
Ditto for us - ours was bought in '08 and was taking longer and longer to turn on. I had seen in an earlier blog that someone suggested calling Samsung because they got a bunch of bad capacitors from China (hard to believe, huh?) and that they'd authorize a one time repair because of that - so I called and sure enough they did just that. The repairman came and took all of 10 minutes to fix the problem (capacitors) and now it works great again. I love this TV and am happy that Samsung recognized the problem and would pay for a repair. So I would suggest calling Samsung first if this is happening - but if you have the extended warranty, it shouldn't be a problem anyway. Ditto for us - ours was bought in '08 and was taking longer and longer to turn on. I had seen in an earlier blog that someone suggested calling Samsung because they got a bunch of bad capacitors from China (hard to believe, huh?) and that they'd authorize a one time repair because of that - so I called and sure enough they did just that. The repairman came and took all of 10 minutes to fix the problem (capacitors) and now it works great again. I love this TV and am happy that Samsung recognized the problem and would pay for a repair. So I would suggest calling Samsung first if this is... » Read More Ditto for us - ours was bought in '08 and was taking longer and longer to turn on. I had seen in an earlier blog that someone suggested calling Samsung because they got a bunch of bad capacitors from China (hard to believe, huh?) and that they'd authorize a one time repair because of that - so I called and sure enough they did just that. The repairman came and took all of 10 minutes to fix the problem (capacitors) and now it works great again. I love this TV and am happy that Samsung recognized the problem and would pay for a repair. So I would suggest calling Samsung first if this is happening - but if you have the extended warranty, it shouldn't be a problem anyway. « Show Less
1613979
Have not had that problem. Suggest a return of faulty unit for replacement.
458878
Call Samsung directly. There might be either a service bulletin or a specific part replacement option...as there was with the capacitors on mine. In my case, cost of repair was covered completely by Samsung.
1883159
I haven't had that problem. Mine works great. I would suggest checking out the warranty. Good luck.
1380165
I'm really interested in hearing what you found. We just got a new Samsung TV and it has the same problem.
1567514
No, I am sorry I do not. As I have had my fan for no more than 4-5 months, it is still functioning without issue. Best of luck to you!
915500
I haven't had that or any other issue w/my Samsung. Without additional information, I'm not comfortable advising you on any specific fixes. You could try Samsung's website and contact customer support.If you have a pwr supply issue, you may need to take it out to an electronics repair shop if your warranty is expired, or return it to Samsung if your warranty is still active. Sorry I couldn't be more specific. Good luck with resolving your issue.
524169
You should have a one year warranty on this. Contact the manufacturer for how to have warranty work done. I also had the fan and display go out - had to return for warranty work.
761256
I have had it for 5 years. A part went out after a year. I believed in the Samsung name and had it repaired. No problems since that time.
1338611
Dont buy the sansung they have a problem with their power supply. I bought one about a year ago it was great would have recommended it to anyone, but one day it just wouldnt turn on anymore. Did some research online to find alot of people with the exact same problem. Samsung was no help at all. In my opinion Sony makes one with all the same features even the upscaler buy it.
1586376
I've had mine since November, the only issue i have with mine is that one of the smaller fans sticks/freezes on start up. With a small "bump" it works fine. Other than that i have no other problems with my unit.
2039817
Mine is still fine after almost a full year. I'd suggest you check the installation and if it still doesn't work well contact the manufacturer for a replacement unit.