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- Sun Jun 07, 2015 2:30 am
- Forum: Samsung Discussion
- Topic: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
- Replies: 8
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Re: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
- Fri May 29, 2015 5:51 am
- Forum: Samsung Discussion
- Topic: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
- Replies: 8
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Re: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
He might have meant the ballast, there's no aux power board that I'm aware of, Andy. This is all very, very strange and does not really fit the profile of a bad ballast board. On the other hand, if it were a bad color wheel, why would the buzzing stop after 10 to 15 minutes? Will keep you posted on ...
- Thu May 28, 2015 1:54 am
- Forum: Samsung Discussion
- Topic: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17689
Re: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
Having gone thru two new color wheels before reinstalling my original, the color wheel is the least attractive option for the source of the problem. The ballast is a new wrinkle that I hadn't considered although the inverter was mentioned as a vague possibility by an acquaintance. Interestingly enou...
- Mon May 25, 2015 5:23 pm
- Forum: Samsung Discussion
- Topic: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17689
Re: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
Further info: I have reinstalled the original color wheel. The vibration is still there. When the set is turned off, the fans continue to run, but the vibration stops. The vibration sound with the old color wheel installed is a modulated zzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZ...
- Sat May 23, 2015 8:46 pm
- Forum: Samsung Discussion
- Topic: Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
- Replies: 8
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Samsung 6163 WX/XAA Grinding Noise
The work I’ve been doing on my Samsung HLP 6163 WX/XAA (2004 build) was the result of a high pitched grinding noise coming from the vicinity of the color wheel housing that would start when the set initially came on and would disappear after about 10 minutes. Eventually, after about 3 months, we los...