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Fixed a Samsung TV with a bad backlight and found something weird in the process

I had this 55 inch Samsung from 2019 on my bench Tuesday with no picture but sound. Pulled the panel off and found 3 blown LED strips but also a tiny piece of a screwdriver blade stuck between the driver board and the frame. Someone else tried fixing it before me and snapped a tool inside. I swapped the strips and cleaned out the metal piece and it fired right up. Has anyone else found random junk inside TVs from previous repair attempts?
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jamienguyen
2019 Samsung is actually the year they switched LED strip designs.
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hugo_nelson
Used to dismiss tool bits in electronics but this one definitely changed my perspective.
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