Panasonic TH-42PD60U 2006 42" PLASMA - TURNS OFF AFTER 30 MINUTES

[kburks1230]

Hello fellows,

This is my 8th TV so far. I need a little help with this one. After about 30 minutes of use she relays off and on a couple times and then goes totally dead. No led of clicks, just dead. I unplug, replug, still dead, no clicks. After a couple of hours she will power up and play again for another 30 minutes or so. I don't see any bad caps on any of the boards. The heat sinks are pretty toasty on both the Ysus and Xsus(not sure if its abnormal though).

Any thoughts? My first action will be to pull the power board, Xsus, and ysus looking for cold joints.

-Ken in West Palm Beach

[tom66]

Re: Panasonic TH-42PD60U 2006 42" PLASMA - TURNS OFF AFTER 30 MINUTES

I'd try heating parts up with a hairdryer -- see if you can make it shut off quicker. If you can, then the fault is in that general area.