Thats good information. A year is close to 9000 hours and you never know what the customer is really doing. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc Mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:57 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Panasonic LCD model PT-50LC13 > I replaced a lamp on this model today. Customer has had the set for two years and this is the first replacement. Had another of the same model same age a month ago. That was the third lamp in two years. I put a kit in that one. That was the reason for my post about the lamp counter. > Paul > > J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote: > The ballast kit reduced the start energy. Excessive lamp start energy was > reducing the lamp life. The question is how many hours was the lamp run > before it failed. A year might be considered normal life if the tv was on > most of the day or if it was turned on frequently. > Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc > Mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx > 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC > 29609 864 232 3889 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "peggs" > > To: ; > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:45 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Panasonic LCD model PT-50LC13 > > > > I'm going thru Emails and don't think I ever posted the Fix to this one. > > The Ballast Kit repaired this set,LSUC0022. > > It consists of about (6) parts to install,none of which checked > Bad(originals). > > but it fixed it....... > > > > Peggs > > > > At 01:39 PM 2/20/06, peggs wrote: > > >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/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > 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/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > 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/ > > > > Paul ,B > Central TV&Video > 911W Grand Ave > Grover Beach Ca. > (805)481-8084 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/