Panasonic TX-L37S20B......Dead, just a relay clicking inside.

[Ding a Ling]

Hi Guy's,

Please help me with this duff one.

Bought from Ebay and seen 6months good service.

It then started with the FREEZING (sound & vision) for 10 to 15 seconds, a relay 'click' would come from inside and the unit would 'reset' happened about once a week.

Then FREEZING started happening two or three times a day!
Now the unit has shut down completely and will not start up at all, when switched on (from the button on the side) it just 'clicks' with the relay sound about every 2-3seconds.

Took it to the local repair shop and he said an (unspecified) PCB had failed and quoted £270, I agreed and he phoned back 5days later to say that this PCB had not resolved the problem..........and quoted £700 to £800 for the additional repairs........at which point I bailed on the deal.

Any oppinions on my problem guy's,

Regards,
Ding a Ling

[Ding a Ling]

Re: Panasonic TX-L37S20B......Dead, just a relay clicking inside.

Hi Guy's,

Please help me with this duff one.

Bought from Ebay and seen 6months good service.

It then started with the FREEZING (sound & vision) for 10 to 15 seconds, a relay 'click' would come from inside and the unit would 'reset' happened about once a week.

Then FREEZING started happening two or three times a day!
Now the unit has shut down completely and will not start up at all, when switched on (from the button on the side) it just 'clicks' with the relay sound about every 2-3seconds.

Took it to the local repair shop and he said an (unspecified) PCB had failed and quoted £270, I agreed and he phoned back 5days later to say that this PCB had not resolved the problem..........and quoted £700 to £800 for the additional repairs........at which point I bailed on the deal.

Any oppinions on my problem guy's,

Hey Guy's, please give me a little nudge in the right direction, I've had no replys at all........Ding.

[tom66]

Re: Panasonic TX-L37S20B......Dead, just a relay clicking inside.

The freezing problem suggests an A board issue, but it's possible they're unrelated.

[Ding a Ling]

Re: Panasonic TX-L37S20B......Dead, just a relay clicking inside.

The freezing problem suggests an A board issue, but it's possible they're unrelated.

Thank you Tom 66, I will attempt to source a replacement 'A board' and an image guide that helps me to identify this PCB.

One further thought occured to me whilst scratching my head (splinter box),
I have another Panasonic.....a TX-L37G10B, are the PCB's interchangable for the purpose of fault finding ? .........or is this a risky strategy.
Cheers,
Ding

[tom66]

Re: Panasonic TX-L37S20B......Dead, just a relay clicking inside.

If it were S10 vs G10 probably but not S20 vs G10 as they are different model years.