DLP Lamp Guide - LCD and DLP Repair Tips - Fix Your DLP - FixYourDLP.com » lamp http://www.fixyourdlp.com Your Community For DLP Repair Tips! Tue, 04 May 2010 22:30:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement Makes Toshiba Pay For Bad DLP TV Lamps http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2010/05/04/class-action-lawsuit-settlement-makes-toshiba-pay-for-bad-dlp-tv-lamps/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2010/05/04/class-action-lawsuit-settlement-makes-toshiba-pay-for-bad-dlp-tv-lamps/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 22:18:05 +0000 FixYourDLP.com http://www.fixyourdlp.com/?p=1729 If you haven’t heard, Toshiba is being forced to give out refunds through a class-action settlement that claims Toshiba knowingly misrepresented the life of their proprietary, direct current, DLP lamps, which we all know to ]]> If you haven’t heard, Toshiba is being forced to give out refunds through a class-action settlement that claims Toshiba knowingly misrepresented the life of their proprietary, direct current, DLP lamps, which we all know to be extremely short compared with their Philips Lighting counterparts, whom use alternating current in their UHP brand lamps.

Wired staff writer Jose Fermoso writes:

“The class-action lawsuit, Ersler v. Toshiba of America Inc., had a claim that Toshiba ‘knowingly misrepresented the life span of the bulbs in the lamps contained in the lamp assembly component of its 2004 and 2005 DLP television models.’ If true, this would mean the sale of the TVs had brought about a ‘breach of express and implied warranties,’ and a violation of the State’s consumer Fraud Act.”

If you own one of the TVs and know have the right to the claim, you can go to the site created for the settlement at www.dlplampsettlement.com, or you can call the toll-free 1-800-894-1766.

Customers with DLP televisions using generic lamps have all complained that the cost of lamps has been high and the life of the bulbs is all too short. Buying the right brand DLP TV or other rear projection television lamp will be the most cost efficient, which is why we’ve always recommended Philips brand lamps – the inventor of UHP lighting technology.

Via Wired Magazine

]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2010/05/04/class-action-lawsuit-settlement-makes-toshiba-pay-for-bad-dlp-tv-lamps/feed/ 4 Help with a malfunctioning Samsung DLP http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/29/help-with-a-malfunctioning-samsung-dlp/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/29/help-with-a-malfunctioning-samsung-dlp/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:05:21 +0000 hooligian http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=330 I have a Sammy HLP5063W that is about 4-5 years old.  It is definitely within the timeframe for the lamp to go.  My wife was watching the TV the other day and it stopped working.  ]]> I have a Sammy HLP5063W that is about 4-5 years old.  It is definitely within the timeframe for the lamp to go.  My wife was watching the TV the other day and it stopped working.  She described it as “all of a sudden there was this loud vibrational noise and the screen went all striated and then all black”.  She turned off the power on the TV, unplugged it for a minute, plugged it in again and the noise came back even though the power was off.  I took a look at it when i got home, but there doesn’t seem to be anything happening with it.  Any ideas on what the problem could be?  Is it a blown lamp, or maybe the color wheel?

]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/29/help-with-a-malfunctioning-samsung-dlp/feed/ 0 Samsung DLP Shuts Itself Off http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/samsung-dlp-shuts-itself-off/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/samsung-dlp-shuts-itself-off/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:37:06 +0000 Sojan http://www.fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=839 I have finally fixed my Samsung HLS5086WX/XAA, and I think I know what caused the problem.

I’ll relate my experiences and explain my repairs and conjectures as non-technically as I can. Any DLP experts are more than welcome to correct ]]> I have finally fixed my Samsung HLS5086WX/XAA, and I think I know what caused the problem.

I’ll relate my experiences and explain my repairs and conjectures as non-technically as I can. Any DLP experts are more than welcome to correct anything I have factually incorrect.

I bought the 50″ TV in late 2005 and it was trouble-free for about a year.

The first problem it had was shutting itself off intermittently and displaying the lamp door interlock LED code. I added some foam tape to the tab on the lamp door to hold the switch down a little better and that more or less corrected the problem for about another year. In Jan 2009, we moved and the TV started acting up again. This time it was giving me a lamp trouble code. I doubted that the problem could actually be the lamp because the picture was bright and clear (when it was on), and the lamp itself has no sensors or components. It’s just a bulb, right?

I also figured this would have excluded the colorwheel, since the set performed well before it shut itself off again. This left the Lamp Ballast. I replaced that, but the problem continued. I still didn’t consider the lamp itself as a possibility, so I replaced the colorwheel (there was a little bit of scuffing on the bearing, which should spin freely). That still didn’t correct the problem. Finally, I gave in and tried replacing the lamp. That fixed it!

The only thing I could figure was that none of these three components had failed exactly, but that they had degraded to the point where the sensors were faulting out. When I replaced any one of the new components with the original (leaving the other two new parts in place), the problem came back. This appeared to support my theory.

The three key (user-replaceable) components that are involved are:

  1. the lamp (just a powerful lightbulb that provides a bright white light)
  2. the lamp ballast (controls power to the lamp)
  3. the colorwheel (a spinning disc with colored pie-shaped sections that filters the light into the different hues)

These are all separate components, but they are all interdependent and must operate together to make the TV function properly. If any one of them starts to degrade, it can cause a cascade failure in the other two. They also appear to burn-in together. This means that they all age at the same rate, so even though there may technically be nothing wrong with two of the three components, the may read a new replacement part as a fault simply because it’s new. Keep in mind, I’m stating this in very simple terms, but that’s basically what happened with my TV.

My advice:

Do the math. This TV’s street value is only about $600 and you’ll spend almost $300 in parts to get it working again. You’re probably better off junking this 780p DLP P.O.S. and buying a new 1080p LCD.

If you do want to fix it, then order all three components at once and save on shipping. At the first sign of trouble, leave the set turned off until you’re ready to repair it. The repeated On-Off cycle in a short period of time (less than 15 mintues) will kill your lamp, ballast and probably your colorwheel’s sensor and/or air-bearings as well.  Replace all three parts and enjoy your TV for another year or two when it will likely crap out again.

]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/samsung-dlp-shuts-itself-off/feed/ 2 Samsung DLP, replaced bulb, worked for 3 hours http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/samsung-dlp-replaced-bulb-worked-for-3-hours/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/samsung-dlp-replaced-bulb-worked-for-3-hours/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:37:06 +0000 ferrispd http://www.fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=834 Hi Everybody,  I’ve been searching here before I bought a replacement bulb for my DLP but now I actually need to post a question.

So I ordered a new bulb from discount merchant and installed it, ]]> Hi Everybody,  I’ve been searching here before I bought a replacement bulb for my DLP but now I actually need to post a question.

So I ordered a new bulb from discount merchant and installed it, it worked for 3 hours and then my TV quit on me.  I took out the bulb….once it cooled and looked at it, It did not have the broken glass in it that was present in the bulb it replaced so I assumed it was okay.  I looked up stuff online, read the troubleshooting tips that came with my new bulb and called DM about the problem.  All the advise suggested that the ballast was bad and needed replaced.  For reference the TV attempts to turn on, plays the melody and there are a series of clicking noises then the TV powers down and powers up again with the same noises and results, there is no light from the screen and the picture was fine before it died, no weird colors or anything.  

So I ordered a new ballast from Sears and installed it and the lamp, and nothing has changed, same sounds.  I want to be convinced that the bulb has failed but I thought I would turn to you guys before spending anymore money.

Thanks in advance,

   -Pat

]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/samsung-dlp-replaced-bulb-worked-for-3-hours/feed/ 1 New lamp, can’t get TV to stay on to find a menu page http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/new-lamp-cant-get-tv-to-stay-on-to-find-a-menu-page/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/new-lamp-cant-get-tv-to-stay-on-to-find-a-menu-page/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:37:06 +0000 anita barnum http://www.fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=726 Hello, I’ve read the directions to install the new lamp, but when I press both menu buttons on from the TV and Control, the TV turns off. I’ve moved the TV away from the ]]> Hello, I’ve read the directions to install the new lamp, but when I press both menu buttons on from the TV and Control, the TV turns off. I’ve moved the TV away from the wall and plugged it straight into the wall not the surge protector, still having trouble. Thank you.

]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/new-lamp-cant-get-tv-to-stay-on-to-find-a-menu-page/feed/ 0 more help with Samsung http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/more-help-with-samsung/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/more-help-with-samsung/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:37:06 +0000 dodger5588 http://www.fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=792 I have tried to read through a lot of posts and fix this myself, but I’m getting frustrated, not to mention broke.  I have a Samsung HLP-5063W.  Have had it for about 4 years.  I was watching TV one night and heard a pop and squealing.  I turned it back on and there was a light picture with no color.  So I figured that since there was still a picture it was just the color wheel.  Took it apart and it was shattered.  Replaced that and it’s perfectly quiet, but no picture at all.  It flashes lamp for a while, shuts off, turns back on a couple times and all 3 lights flash.  According to Samsung, should be the lamp.  Replaced that and still the same thing.  When I plug it in I do get the clicking noise which I assume is the ballast trying to fire the lamp.  So I really don’t know what to do next.  Is it possible that I didn’t put something back together correctly or should I just break down and call an expert in?  Thanks.

]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/09/25/more-help-with-samsung/feed/ 0 Samsung TV Owner’s Manual for your DLP Television http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/03/24/samsung-tv-owners-manual-for-your-dlp-television/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/03/24/samsung-tv-owners-manual-for-your-dlp-television/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:45:27 +0000 Arturo http://www.fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=784

Hello again, this week’s owner’s manuals are for the Samsung DLP TVs. All of the Samsung manuals are available in PDF format.

Stayed tuned for more TV owner’s manual from Fixyourdlp.com

You can download ]]> Samsung TV Owner’s Manuals

samsung_logo

Hello again, this week’s owner’s manuals are for the Samsung DLP TVs. All of the Samsung manuals are available in PDF format.

Stayed tuned for more TV owner’s manual from Fixyourdlp.com

You can download or view them here:

  • Samsung HL-T5656W, HL-T6156W, HL-T6756W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-S4266W, HL-S4666W, HL-S5066W, HL-S5666W, HLS6166W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-T5055W, HL-T5655W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R4266W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-S5087, HL-S5687W, HL-S6187W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R5688W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-P4667W, HL-P5067W, HL-P5667W, HL-P6167W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-S5086W, HL-S5686W, HL-S6186W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R4264W, HL-R4264W, HL-R5064W, HL-R5664W, HL-R6164W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R5078W, HL-R5678W, HL-R6178W, HL-R7178W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R5668W, HL-R6168W, HL-R6768 Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R4656W, HL-R5056W, HL-R5656W, HL-R6156W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-P4663W, HL-P5063W, HL-P5663W, HL-P6163W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R4667W, HL-R5067W, HL-R5667W, HL-R6167W, HL-R6767W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R4262W, HL-R4662W, HL-R5062W, HL-R5662W, HL-R6162W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-R4677W, HL-R5677W Click here.
  • Samsung SP43L2HX, SP50L2HX, SP61L2HX, SP46L5HX, SP56L5HX, Click here.
  • Samsung HL-M4365W, HL-M5065W, HL-M437W, HL-507W, HL-M617W Click here.
  • Samsung HL-T5656W, HL-T6156W, HL-T6756 Click here.
  • Samsung HL-N467W1, HL-N567W1, HL-N4365, HL-N5065W1, HL-N437W1, HL-N507W1, HL-N617W1 Click here.
  • Samsung HL-T5089S, HL-T5689S, HL-T6189S Click here.
  • Samsung HL-T7288W Click here.
]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/03/24/samsung-tv-owners-manual-for-your-dlp-television/feed/ 0 How to replace Mistubishi lamp enclosure for your projection TV. http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/02/27/how-to-replace-mistubishi-lamp-enclosure-for-your-projection-tv/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/02/27/how-to-replace-mistubishi-lamp-enclosure-for-your-projection-tv/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:38:19 +0000 Arturo http://www.fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=680 Step 1.- Before you start doing anything, unplug the TV from the wall outlet. There are a few thousand volts going through your ballast, be very careful! It’s also a good idea to ]]> Step 1.- Before you start doing anything, unplug the TV from the wall outlet. There are a few thousand volts going through your ballast, be very careful! It’s also a good idea to let the TV cool down for at least 15-20 minutes as the bulb itself can get extremely hot and you can severely burn your hand.

Step 2.- On the front of your TV locate the lamp door below the TV screen.

 

Use a Philips screw driver to unlock it and remove it.

 

 Step 3.- Inside you’ll be able to find the lamp enclosure.

Uninstall the two screws holding the enclosure in place.

 

Step 4.- Pull it out from your TV using the metal handle.

 

The inside will look something like this.

 

Step 5.- Place the new enclosure inside & secure it in place using the screwdriver.

 

Step 6.- Place the lamp door before trying to turn the TV, that’s because there is a white switch that needs to be pressed in order to turn on.

 

Step 7.- Reinstall the screw on the lamp door and your finished.

 

]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/02/27/how-to-replace-mistubishi-lamp-enclosure-for-your-projection-tv/feed/ 0 How to replace Zenith lamp enclosure for your projection TV. http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/02/24/how-to-replace-zenith-lamp-enclosure-for-your-projection-tv/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/02/24/how-to-replace-zenith-lamp-enclosure-for-your-projection-tv/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:01:43 +0000 Arturo http://www.fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=654 Step 1.- Before you start doing anything, unplug the TV from the wall outlet. There are a few thousand volts going through your ballast, be very careful! It’s also a ]]> Step 1.- Before you start doing anything, unplug the TV from the wall outlet. There are a few thousand volts going through your ballast, be very careful! It’s also a good idea to let the TV cool down for at least 15-20 minutes as the bulb itself can get extremely hot and you can severely burn your hand.

Step 2.- On the side of your TV locate the lamp door on the left side (looking from the back).

Use a Philips screw driver to unlock it and remove it.

Step 3.- Inside you’ll be able to find the lamp enclosure.

Uninstall the two screws holding the enclosure in place.

Step 4.- Pull it out from your TV using the metal handle.

The inside will look something like this.

Step 5.- Place the new enclosure inside.

Secure it in place using the screwdriver.

Step 6.- Place the lamp door before trying to turn the TV, that’s because there is a white switch that needs to be pressed in order to turn on.

Step 7.- Reinstall the screw on the lamp door and your finished.

]]> http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/02/24/how-to-replace-zenith-lamp-enclosure-for-your-projection-tv/feed/ 0 How to replace JVC TS-CL110U lamp enclosure for your projection TV. http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/02/24/how-to-replace-jvc-ts-cl110u-lamp-enclosure-for-your-projection-tv/ http://www.fixyourdlp.com/2009/02/24/how-to-replace-jvc-ts-cl110u-lamp-enclosure-for-your-projection-tv/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:01:13 +0000 Arturo http://www.fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=648 JVC TS-CL110U Lamp Enclosure.

Step 1.- Before you start doing anything, unplug the TV from the wall outlet. There are a few thousand volts going through ]]> JVC TS-CL110U Lamp Enclosure.

Step 1.- Before you start doing anything, unplug the TV from the wall outlet. There are a few thousand volts going through your ballast, be very careful! It’s also a good idea to let the TV cool down for at least 15-20 minutes as the bulb itself can get extremely hot and you can severely burn your hand.

Step 2.- On the back of your TV locate the lamp door on the left side.

Use a flat screw driver to unlock it and remove it.

Step 3.- Inside you’ll be able to find the lamp enclosure.

Uninstall the two screws holding the enclosure in place.

Step 4.- Pull it out from your TV using the metal handle.

The inside will look something like this.

Step 5.- Place the new enclosure inside.

Secure it in place using the screwdriver.

 

 

Step 6.- Place the lamp door before trying to turn the TV, that’s because there is a blue switch that needs to be pressed in order to turn on.

Step 7.- Reinstall the screw on the lamp door and your finished.

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