Is this a model with a known failure rate for flybacks? And if so, was that the exact same, badly designed original flyback that you replaced it with?

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Yep flyback failure is very common on those displays. The new flyback I used was from a different manufacture. The original was an LG. The new one was the Chinese special of the week. I don't know if it was any better but it could not have been worse.