Mostly bulbs, no ballasts. When you get there, listen closely to the ballast while it's firing.....bad bulb will tic tic tic......tic tic tic.....I've had some where the ballast will cause the bulb to rattle like a thin piece of sheet metal, ballast is good, but the bulb has lost the gas if you hear that. Damon Brunger Telrad Electronic Services Ft Wayne, IN 46815 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Royal19960@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <gizmo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 2:33 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Question on Hitachi 50v500a | Hi. | I have a service call to do on one of these and it's quite a few milws away. | The"red" led stays on all the time and the "laml" led lights. | Hitachi says I should go out there (60 miles round trip) and see if the relay | clicks with the back off, then drive back and order the bulb and then return | to the home and install it. | The question,,,,,Have you had any bad ballest's or is it always the buld? | Thanks | Roy | | Roy E. Adams C.E.T./C.A. | Bonded TV Service | 5158 W Forest Home Ave | Milwaukee, WI 53219 | 414-541-9111 | Bondedtv.com | We have over 8,000 tubes listed on the website | Web hosting at only $50.00 per year at BondedHost.com | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- | Lost Password: | http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | Email Archives: | //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/