[TechAssist] Re: Gateway Plasma GTW-P42M102 zapped by static from a hot secretary.

  • From: greentron@xxxxxxx
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  • Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 03:17:59 +0000

Do you measure a low resistance to ground on the sensor output lead? Does the 
voltage on that lead go up to 5 (or maybe 3) volts with the sensor removed? Is 
there a pull-up resistor?
J Silverman


> Tried a different IR sensor, no help, still just three tenths of a volt 
> on the output pin and ity-bitty pulses from the remote. I traced the IR 
> path to IC U4 which is an 80 pin surface mount square flatpack, goes to 
> pin 80. Number on U4 is 6413079F18 and it is on the board with 2 15 pin 
> VGA, 1 9 pin serial and a flat panel monitor connector. Any information 
> on where to get the ic or the board?
> Thanks,
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> Jim Myers
> Telrad Electronics
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> Scott Beebe wrote:
> > Hello Jim,
> > If you take out the IR sensor, then that would rule out the receiver. But 
> > it 
> sounds like a micro problem to me.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  Thanx,
> > 
> > Scott Beebe
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> > 
> > Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 3:57:48 PM, you wrote:
> > 
> > Jim> Are technical questions still allowed?
> > 
> > Jim> This Gateway GTW-P42M102 has a sticker on the inside that says it is a
> > Jim> LG model PDP42WVSN3. The owner says a worker at the office caused a
> > Jim> static spark when she reached for the buttons on the front, now it has
> > Jim> the menu displayed over the picture all the time with the cursor bar
> > Jim> scrolling up over and over. Also the remote no longer works. The wire
> > Jim> from the remote receiver at the connector has three tenths of a volt 
> > and
> > Jim> very low amplitude pulses when the remote is activated. The end wire on
> > Jim> this 6 pin connector has 5 volts. Sounds like the micro or the IR
> > Jim> receiver got zapped but if anyone has service manual or information on
> > Jim> this a little help would be nice.
> > Jim> Thanks,
> > Jim> 
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