I rather suspect that they mean lamp/ballast matching problems, but that isn't what they say. They also claim that the flickering CRT problem is in fewer than 1% of those sets, which means half the people in Pensacola own those sets. Wayne Vanaman Omega Electronics 6904 W Fairfield Dr Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com 850-456-5995 voice 850-458-6369 fax Jim Myers wrote: > ALL projection sets with a lamp have lamp problems! How could they NOT > have lamp problems? > Maybe someday they will have an LED light source to replace the lamp. > > > ******************************** > Since 1972 * > Jim Myers * > Telrad Electronics * > Fort Wayne Indiana * > ******************************** > > > Wayne Vanaman wrote: > >>Sony "claims" that these models (kf50 and 60xbr800 and df60dx100) do not >>have lamp problems. >> >>I always believe Sony, don't you? >> >>Wayne Vanaman >>Omega Electronics >>6904 W Fairfield Dr >>Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 >> >>Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com >> >>850-456-5995 voice >>850-458-6369 fax >> >> >>Rich M wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>I always replace the lamp and ballast the first go around, also educate the >>>customer on the proper use of the et. >>> >>>1. make sure there is a lot room around the unit for proper ventilation >>> >>>2. make sure the unit is not on a switched outlet >>> >>>3. better to leave the unit on between shows if only 30 min to 2 hours a >>>part, the cooling and heating of the lamp decrease the lamp life., >>> >>>4. don't move the tv after you turn it off because the lamp is very fragile, >>>give it a couple hours to cool >>> >>>5. Also put the unit on a U.P.S battery backup. So if you lose power the >>>lampstill have time to cool. then turn off set. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Sony LCD proj KF50XBR800 picture intermittent on/off >>>>Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:42:04 -0500 >>>> >>>>Hi group, >>>>am servicing this proj tv it will come on normal for about 1 minute then >>> >>>picture and sound go off, lamp goes out. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Just as it goes out the "standby led" starts blinking, at 30 blinks you >>> >>>heara click (relay) and at 4 more blinks picture and sound are back. It will >>>operate about another minute and repeat cycle. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Is this a lamp or ballast problem? >>>>I remember seeing something posted about the Sony LCD projection sets >>> >>>havingsome ballast modification but I didn't save them. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Please any help would be appreciated >>>> >>>>Robert >>>>tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>H &H Electronics Inc >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>-- >>> >>> >>> >>>>This Email List is Public. 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/ >>> >>> >>>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>This Email List is Public. 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/ >>> >>> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This Email List is Public. 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/ >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is Public. 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/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. 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/