Peggs, Can send you Panasonic pt-50LC13 service info on symtom, cause, cure, for Lamp, Ballast kit.. 2 files about 350 kb.. Let me know.. Bill Bill's TV Sonora,Calif. Tel-Tek Electronics <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Peggs; These are usually Mercury Vapor Lamps, so I'm not sure you would get a "filament" reading. Also....when you have the Lamp Compartment "open" on Toshiba there is an interlock "defeat" which cuts the voltage to the lamp. Not sure if your Panasonic is the same. So don't get sidetracked. -Ed- Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggs" To: Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:39 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Panasonic LCD model PT-50LC13 > My first large screen LCD TV Repair,so excuse the obvious questions. > I've repaired a few Flat panel monitors,and one small 23" flat panel > Televison,but this one is new ground for me. > > Customer is not happy...... he's replaced the Lamp himself once(a few days > out of warranty), that one lasted about a year and his TV is not working > again(same symptom). > > At Power On,Power Light goes from Red to Green momentarily,then to Orange > with 2 quick blinks.....pause....2 quick blinks(and so on). > Lamp measures open(that is by normal 'projector' bulb standards),that's my > first question,How should these Lamps measure ??? > But, I also have no Voltage on the Lamp's Connector........ which begs my > 2nd question,What Voltage should I measure for the Lamp ??? > > Looks like a Lamp and Ballast(board) Repair(man,these things are > expensive),but I thought I better get some input first. > WinStips seems to agree,but in there I see a KIT (LSUC0022) for the > Ballast > PCB Repair. > Anybody installed one of these Kits ??? > > Peggs > Peggs' Electronics > 1519 West 2nd Street > Owensboro,KY 42301 > 270-926-4968 > fax 270-686-7399 > peggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ Carol Rundle brundle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/