Beoplay V1 not turning on

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A friend of mine have a Beoplay V1 40" that will no lunger turn on When he is plugging the TV into an outlet the LED will blink green for a short while, but no reaction to remote commands at all. I have guided him through the proces of changing the option settings in case it should have ended up in option 0 for some reason. This however did not do any difference, and the TV does not give the red blink when the option is set. A google search doesn't give much, but I have seen a single mention of a leaking battery Searching for Beovision 11 problems I see one mentioning of a blown capacitor Both things sounds like plausible causes. Does anyone have anymore information regarding this or any experience in fixing it? I have a special interest in this as I also have a V1 myself, and would like to do some preventive measures on that if possible.

Location: Denmark

Does it show up in the B&O app or in the Beotool app (assumed it is online)? The leaking battery issue is probably more common than one might think. I know that in Denmark any serious dealer will replace the battery before selling a V1. All you can hope for is, that it has not already caused too much damage. I’d let a dealer or a skilled technician have a look, if it was mine. MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

I have a faulty V1-32 that I bought with a similar fault with similar LED behaviour. I saw reference to a leaking battery somewhere on the forum so I opened up the TV and searched the PCBs inside, and found nothing remotely like a battery! I think my internal investigations damaged something else because now I get no lights whatsoever. It's now back in a box waiting for donor parts, or to become a donor! EDIT: Mine didn't show up in the app either (when connected to my network via RJ45).

Location: Warwickshire, UK

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovision-10.png Beovision-10.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Explore.png Beosound-Explore.png
Beosound-Essence.png Beosound-Essence.png
Beoplay-P2.png Beoplay-P2.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H4.png Beoplay-H4.png
Beoplay-H3.png Beoplay-H3.png
Beoplay-Form-2i.png Beoplay-Form-2i.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-A2.png Beoplay-A2.png
I guess the purpose is to avoid scratches on the painted surfaces

Location: Denmark

When I first opened mine it was screen downwards on an old cot mattress. I re-inserted the top part of the bracket so it could pivot (unfold) upwards. I then reversed the tv so that the back was downwards and the screen carefully pivoted up.

Location: Warwickshire, UK

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovision-10.png Beovision-10.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Explore.png Beosound-Explore.png
Beosound-Essence.png Beosound-Essence.png
Beoplay-P2.png Beoplay-P2.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H4.png Beoplay-H4.png
Beoplay-H3.png Beoplay-H3.png
Beoplay-Form-2i.png Beoplay-Form-2i.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-A2.png Beoplay-A2.png
I can only assume that those sheets would protect from scratches caused by opening the plastic ‘hinge’ beyond its normal range of movement.

Location: Warwickshire, UK

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovision-10.png Beovision-10.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Explore.png Beosound-Explore.png
Beosound-Essence.png Beosound-Essence.png
Beoplay-P2.png Beoplay-P2.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H4.png Beoplay-H4.png
Beoplay-H3.png Beoplay-H3.png
Beoplay-Form-2i.png Beoplay-Form-2i.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-A2.png Beoplay-A2.png
My friend opened up his V1 today and sent me some pictures from the inside. Although the mainboard look a lot like the one in Guy's V1 I not spot a component that could be a battery although the marking C304 suggest a capacitor. And from a slightly angled view There are no visible leaks from this component, but that of course does not men that it couldn't be defect. Any thoughts  

Location: Denmark

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