constant on/off and blinking red light of VT25 Panasonic Plasma
Hey guys,
I was about to throw my VT25 plasma out after it wouldnt start up and went t.v. shopping and was disappointed that nothing has really improved that much from a picture quality perspective.
This made me motivated more than ever to somehow come up with a fix for the t.v. which I love still.
So here's a quick breakdown of the problem. When I plug in the t.v. and turn it on, you can hear a click and the t.v. turns on a connects to the source but then immediately turns off and cycles on and off continuously until you pull the plug. I have tried this several times and the results are always the same.
SOmetimes though, the unit will stay on and I can watch t.v., but as soon as i try to use a universal remote to change the volume or change the channel via the cable box, the unit will start cycling on and off. I tried to ascertain if there were a certain about of red blinks to diagnose the issue myself, but like i said, it's a continuous cycling process.
Any thoughts on what the problem may be or which board may be the problem? I had a t.v. tech look at real quick and he said it would cost me $500 to send the "main" board back to japan for repair, but it sounded a bit out there. I took a look at ebay for common boards and there does seem to be some supply so i am encouraged that this might be fixable without the need to refurbish the board in japan.
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts or opinions on how I can fix this t.v. THanks all in advance!
I was about to throw my VT25 plasma out after it wouldnt start up and went t.v. shopping and was disappointed that nothing has really improved that much from a picture quality perspective.
This made me motivated more than ever to somehow come up with a fix for the t.v. which I love still.
So here's a quick breakdown of the problem. When I plug in the t.v. and turn it on, you can hear a click and the t.v. turns on a connects to the source but then immediately turns off and cycles on and off continuously until you pull the plug. I have tried this several times and the results are always the same.
SOmetimes though, the unit will stay on and I can watch t.v., but as soon as i try to use a universal remote to change the volume or change the channel via the cable box, the unit will start cycling on and off. I tried to ascertain if there were a certain about of red blinks to diagnose the issue myself, but like i said, it's a continuous cycling process.
Any thoughts on what the problem may be or which board may be the problem? I had a t.v. tech look at real quick and he said it would cost me $500 to send the "main" board back to japan for repair, but it sounded a bit out there. I took a look at ebay for common boards and there does seem to be some supply so i am encouraged that this might be fixable without the need to refurbish the board in japan.
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts or opinions on how I can fix this t.v. THanks all in advance!
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