There are some TVs that require a longer millimeter screw. Most screws will need to have a spacer on it to allow airflow behind TV, etc. See image below to see spacers on TV screws….
To find the depth or length of the screw you need: Put a pencil or toothpick down into the screw hole to find a rough estimate of the depth or length of screw needed. The screw that holds the mounting bracket to the TV should have at least 5mm of threads into the TV to hold it secure.
Be sure you add the depth or thickness of the TV mounting bracket when finding the correct screw length. See the image below and click it to find out how much it would cost to have a professional mount your TV for you….
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Carla E, It will depend on the mount and how you are mounting the TV. Go with the longer M6 screws, and if they are too long, use the rubber washers that come with the kit to make them fit properly. Can you help me with this? I know I need M6, but I have two lengths M6 x 15 and M6 x 35 with 10mm spacers or 22mm spacers along with flat washers. I am looking on whether to use the 15 or 35 and cannot find any information on length required. Any help would be appreciated. Looking for the screw length of an M6 screw for the mounting screw to the back of a Sharp Roku 55inch uhd tv.
I have a philips plasma t. I bought a universal t. The ones that fit that came with the wall mount are slightly to tall. What size screw would I need for a 55 inch Westinghouse TV to install the stand?
Dale, You would need to measure to fit the exact model of the TV mount you have. Some TV mounts have thicker metal mounts than others. Remember to never over tighten screws going into the back of the TV. Your email address will not be published. TV mount screws that attach your television to the bracket are universal, if they are the same VESA size. I will cover what VESA means in detail below in the next section. When flat screens first came out, not all of the manufacturers were using the same thread and screw diameters.
This made it very difficult to figure out which TV mount you should purchase. Now, there is a standard that most TV manufacturers follow, which makes it so much easier to get your TV hung on the wall. Basically, this is a standard created to ensure that the measurements or locations of the threaded screw holes in the back of your LED TV regardless of what manufacturer made it will all be the same.
My feeling is that manufacturers with a smaller share of the market were probably very quick to be a part of VESA. This helps them compete against the big players in TV manufacturing industry. The way that manufacturers stay consistent with screw-hole locations keeps them in line with VESA.
The measurement should be taken in metric. Yes, this is even the case in the United States, as this is a worldwide standard. As you can see, when the TV gets larger and the holes are further apart, the screws start to get larger as well. This only makes sense, as a larger television will need a larger diameter screw to take on the weight of the TV. I have seen questions online from people asking what a VESA screw is. Another great question I found, that deserves to be explained so you have a complete grasp of this concept, is what is an M8 or M10 ETC screw?
M8, for example, refers to the diameter of the bolt, which is 8MM in metric. Read this for more information. The way to find this out is to measure the distance of the four holes in the back of your television.
Once you have that, you can go shopping for TV wall mounts. The packaging for the wall mounts will state whether they are VESA compliant or not.
Did that make sense? What you need to know is that each VESA compliant wall mount will have multiple sized screws to accommodate all of the different TV sizes that specific mount will support. This helps take the guess work almost right out of it!
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