Since I've never done one of these,I'd love to learn from the lesson you just learned. Is there a copy of this manual to be found on the net,or can your email a copy to me Peggs At 06:30 PM 1/20/05, John @ Myers TV wrote: >Hey buddy, post away, I have broad shoulders. >I am prepared for the kidding that is to come. :-) > >I just finished reading the lamp replacement procedure from the owners >manual. They've now been committed to memory. > >I suppose you're also going to tell me that I didn't need to degauss it when >I was done. ;-) > >John > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:15 PM >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Finished! Sony M# KF50WE610 changing lamp > > > > John: permission to send your email to 4 other forums to further shame=20 > > you... > > Phil > > > > John @ Myers TV wrote: > > > > >Bob, > > > > > >Leave it to me to do things the hard way. :-) I thought about that afte= > > r I > > >sent the e-mail. But, I obviously didn't look very hard for the lamp doo= > > r. > > ><Hangs head in shame> > > > > > >Next time I do one, it'll go a LOT quicker. This being my first, I went = > > VERY > > >slowly, double checking myself at every turn. > > > > > >John Myers > > >Myers TV Service Company > > >376 E. State St. > > >Alliance, OH 44601 > > > > > >phone: (voice & Fax) 330-821-6545 > > >myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >www.myerstv.net > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message -----=20 > > >From: "Gemini Computer & TV" <geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:36 PM > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Finished! Sony M# KF50WE610 changing lamp > > > > > > > > > =20 > > > > > >>Why in God's name did you remove the optical block to get to the lamp? > > >>That's a lot of work. Are you aware of how to remove it from the front = > > (it > > >>is in the owner's manual as it is the owner's responsibility to replace= > > it > > >>periodically for hours)? I carry two of the Xcelite XST-1020 long Phili= > > ps > > >>drivers on the truck just for the screws on the optical blocks. > > >> > > >>p.s. I did one yesterday to replace the lamp and driver board. I was do= > > ne > > >>start to finish in under 25 minutes. > > >> > > >>Bob Waterman, CET=AE #RI-28 > > >>Master Technician License #9109 > > >>Service Manager / Parts Manager > > >>Gemini Computer, TV, & Security Alarms > > >>(508)695-7302 > > >>(508)695-7769 FAX > > >>geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > > >> > > >>----- Original Message -----=20 > > >>From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:23 PM > > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Finished! Sony M# KF50WE610 changing lamp > > >> > > >> > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>OK, we finally finished this one. > > >>> > > >>>The last part finally arrived this week, and I went out today. It went= > > > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >OK. > > > =20 > > > > > >>I > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>wish I had re-read Jeff's post. I had to leave the house, and comb our= > > > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >>town > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>looking for a 6" #2 philips driver (Thank God for Tractor Supply). > > >>> > > >>>I wound up removing the optical block, to replace the lamp, which had > > >>>shatterred. But, other than being short a screwdriver, It went OK. > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >Taking > > > =20 > > > > > >>my > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>time, it took about 2 1/2 hours, including 45 minutes for the tool run= > > =2E > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >>The > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>next one will go quicker. > > >>>I also replaced the Lamp Driver & the power supply board. > > >>> > > >>>Thanks to everyone who responded to my plea for help. That made this j= > > ob > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >a > > > =20 > > > > > >>>lot less frightening. > > >>> > > >>>John Myers > > >>>Myers TV Service Company > > >>>376 E. State St. > > >>>Alliance, OH 44601 > > >>> > > >>>phone: (voice & Fax) 330-821-6545 > > >>>myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>www.myerstv.net > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>----- Original Message -----=20 > > >>>From: "Gemini Computer & TV" <geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:49 AM > > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony M# KF50WE610 changing lamp > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >>>>Absolutely not. If these are the screws I think they are, they are > > >>>> =20 > > >>>> > > >only > > > =20 > > > > > >>>>removed (backed off) when replacing the optical block (light engine) > > >>>> =20 > > >>>> > > >>assy. > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>>Bob Waterman, CET=AE #RI-28 > > >>>>Master Technician License #9109 > > >>>>Service Manager / Parts Manager > > >>>>Gemini Computer, TV, & Security Alarms > > >>>>(508)695-7302 > > >>>>(508)695-7769 FAX > > >>>>geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>----- Original Message -----=20 > > >>>>From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>>Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 8:49 PM > > >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Sony M# KF50WE610 changing lamp > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> =20 > > >>>> > > >>>>>Hi, > > >>>>> > > >>>>>I went out on this today. It looks like power supply, lamp driver, > > >>>>> =20 > > >>>>> > > >and > > > =20 > > > > > >>>>lamp. > > >>>> =20 > > >>>> > > >>>>>While looking at the optical unit instructions, 3 "special screws" > > >>>>> =20 > > >>>>> > > >are > > > =20 > > > > > >>>>>mentioned. Are these an issue, when changing the lamp & lamp driver?= > > > > >>>>>This is the first of these I've done, so excuse the dumb questions. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Thanks, > > >>>>> > > >>>>>John Myers > > >>>>>Myers TV Service Company > > >>>>>376 E. State St. > > >>>>>Alliance, OH 44601 > > >>>>> > > >>>>>phone: (voice & Fax) 330-821-6545 > > >>>>>myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>>>www.myerstv.net > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> =20 > > >>>>> > > >>-----------------------------------------------------------------------= > > --- > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>>--- > > >>>> =20 > > >>>> > > >>>>>Lost Password: > > >>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>>>>Email Archives: > > >>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >>>>> =20 > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> =20 > > >>>> > > >>-----------------------------------------------------------------------= > > --- > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>--- > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >>>>Lost Password: > > >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>>>Email Archives: > > >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >>>> =20 > > >>>> > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >>-----------------------------------------------------------------------= > > --- > > >>--- > > >> =20 > > >> > > >>>Lost Password: > > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>>Email Archives: > > >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >>> > > >>> =20 > > >>> > > >> > > >>-----------------------------------------------------------------------= > > --- > > >> =20 > > >> > > >--- > > > =20 > > > > > >>Lost Password: > > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>Email Archives: > > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >> =20 > > >> > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------= > > ----- > > >Lost Password: > > >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >Email Archives: > > >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > =20 > > > > > > > --=20 > > > > Philip Bader > > Jan Phyl TV Inc. 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