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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