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6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 Repair

Siemens SIMATIC TP1200 Comfort (6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0). The dominant board-level failure across SIMATIC panels is the power supply (aged electrolytics), with touch and backlight wear close behind — all repairable with the WinCC project preserved.

Replacement: ~$1,850 [REPORTED]

Known failures on the 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0

  • ▸Dead unit / will not power on
  • ▸Powers on then restarts
  • ▸Touch not responding
  • ▸Dark or dim display

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Write your RMA number on the outside of the box and include it on a note inside. Units over 50 lb (large VFDs, spindle drives, industrial PCs in enclosures) ship by freight — contact us before ordering and we will arrange dock-to-dock shipping.

Check these before you ship

Some of these will tell you the 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 is fine and the fault is elsewhere — worth ten minutes before you pay to ship it.

  • □Confirm the supply feeding the terminal is actually delivering its rated voltage under load — a failing panel supply mimics a dead HMI exactly.
  • □Shine a bright light at an angle across a dark screen. If you can make out the application faintly, the LCD is alive and you have a backlight fault, which is a cheaper and faster repair.
  • □If the unit boots but the touch is wrong only in one region, note where. Localized dead zones point at digitizer wear; whole-screen drift more often points at the controller.
  • □Note the exact text of any boot or fatal error. The code narrows the fault far faster than "it will not start".

Not your exact model?

Search the catalog or send us the number on your unit's label — we service far more than the catalog shows.

All hmi / touchscreens repairs →

How the 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 differs from the rest of the SIMATIC Comfort Panel range

These share an electronics platform and fail in the same ways, but they are not interchangeable — check the number on your unit's label against this list before you ship, and before you buy a replacement.

Part numberDistinguishing specRepair
6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 (this page)SIMATIC Comfort Panel$499
6AV2124-0GC01-0AX0 SIMATIC Comfort Panel$499View →
6AV2124-0JC01-0AX0 SIMATIC Comfort Panel$499View →

Why a 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 fails — and what we do about it

The SIMATIC Comfort Panel shares its electronics across the family, so these are the faults we see on this part number again and again.

Power supply capacitor failure

What you see
Panel will not power on, restarts on its own, or fails to boot when the cabinet is warm.
Why it happens
The internal supply runs continuously in an enclosed cabinet. Its electrolytic capacitors lose capacitance and gain ESR over years at temperature, so rails sag under the load of initialisation while still reading acceptable at idle.
What we do
The capacitor set is replaced, all rails verified under load with ripple checked, and the panel booted repeatedly from cold and warm.

Backlight and display faults

What you see
Dark or dim screen on a panel that is otherwise running normally.
Why it happens
Backlight assemblies and their drive circuitry degrade with running hours, and in a continuously operating panel that is a large number of hours.
What we do
Backlight and driver circuitry are repaired and brightness verified across the panel through a warm soak.

Repair or replace a 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0?

Operator terminals are the clearest repair-over-replace case in a plant. Much of the installed base is discontinued with no drop-in successor, so replacing means specifying new hardware, re-developing or converting the application, re-testing it against live machinery, and retraining operators on a screen that behaves differently. The repaired terminal drops back into the same panel cutout running the same application. Even where a successor exists, the migration engineering usually costs several times the repair.

New replacement
~$1,850 [REPORTED]

Market figures are collected from public listings and are indicative only — a used unit also arrives with an unknown service history and no warranty from us.

Full technical detail for this repair

The Siemens Comfort Panel service page covers the complete bench sequence — how the unit is tested, what gets replaced and how it is proven before it ships back — along with the rest of the family we service.

Siemens Comfort Panel Repair — full details →

Frequently asked questions

Can the 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 be repaired?

Yes — dead unit / will not power on, powers on then restarts, touch not responding are the failures we commonly repair on the SIMATIC Comfort Panel platform. The flat price is $499 including parts, testing, and the 24-month warranty.

How long does a 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 repair take?

Standard bench time is 3–5 business days once the unit arrives. Rush service (+$149) moves it to 1–2 business days, and emergency same/next-day attempts are available — contact us first.

How do I send it in?

Start the repair online to get an RMA number instantly, pack the unit well with the RMA on the box, and ship it to our Dallas–Fort Worth lab with any carrier. Full packing guidance is on the mail-in instructions page.

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