Panasonic TH-42PZ85U (2) 1"1/4 inch vertical line down middle of screen

[husseinkapasi]

Re: Panasonic TH-42PZ85U (2) 1"1/4 inch vertical line down middle of screen

By the way all just for your information i successfully fixed my Plasma TH-42PV8H which was giving me 13 Red blink error code.
I baked the A-Board in the Oven for 10 Mins at 230 Celsius which re-flowed the solder at bad joints, however i melted the plastic inside the AV/Component and Composite ports. Since the melted plastic completely covered the holes inside the ports hence i had to carefully drill holes back inside them which worked and the TV was receiving the signals.
Those who are planning to bake their A-Board for reflowing please set the temperature at 214 Celsius and not more then 5 minutes to prevent melting. Or else if you plan to bake for 10 mins please cover the ports with some aluminium foil to avoid melting.

Thanks.

[freakaftr8]

Re: Panasonic TH-42PZ85U (2) 1"1/4 inch vertical line down middle of screen

Been there done that. Lol

[husseinkapasi]

Re: Panasonic TH-42PZ85U (2) 1"1/4 inch vertical line down middle of screen

Well the fix of baking A board was short lived, today again my plasma started giving 13 Red blink. I am thinking of replacing IC8001 now.

[freakaftr8]

Re: Panasonic TH-42PZ85U (2) 1"1/4 inch vertical line down middle of screen

Have you tried applying heat to the offending IC to see if you bypass the 13 blink code

[husseinkapasi]

Re: Panasonic TH-42PZ85U (2) 1"1/4 inch vertical line down middle of screen

I don't have a heat torch so I again tried to bake it today hoping it would fixed it but this time it comes up with 3 Red blinks. Also earlier I used to notice slight glow on the plasma screen while turning on and then there was no OSD and followed by 13 Red light blinks, but this time when I turn on the TV the screen did not glow and I got 3 red blinks. Any idea how to fix it??