dramatic screendarkening overnight HL-s5086WX/XAA


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Re: dramatic screendarkening overnight HL-s5086WX/XAA

Postby Jason1976 » Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:37 am

try a new lamp. It's at the age when they go bad.

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Re: dramatic screendarkening overnight HL-s5086WX/XAA

Postby Jason1976 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:26 am

yes. the lamp maynot have enough mercery gas left inside it to light up bright. With the age of the tv it's always good to start with a new lamp.

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Re: dramatic screendarkening overnight HL-s5086WX/XAA

Postby Kentb53 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:42 pm


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Re: dramatic screendarkening overnight HL-s5086WX/XAA

Postby Jason1976 » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:59 pm

it does that with a bad lamp but it allso can do that with a bad ballast but most likely the lamp.


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