That sounds like the complaint that the ballast kit was supposed to correct. I wouldnt call it a repair, more a design flaw correction. 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: Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:41 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Panasonic LCD model PT-50LC13 > He said he and his wife figured app. 2000 hours on the original lamp. > > Peggs > > At 06:44 PM 3/22/06, J Silverman 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" <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/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > 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/