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" <peggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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/