Panasonic XYN3+F6FJ Screw kit

[friedpanny]

I found this forum while looking into a 7 blink problem on my TC-P55GT30 tv.
Thanks to numerous posts about the problem in this forum I was able to narrow the problem down to the SC board and have sent it out for repair.

My question is about the updated screw kit from Panasonic. I am about to order a set for the TC-P55GT30 but am wondering about the TC-P50S60 that I also own. I have done a search on the P50S60 here and found no mention of the same problem that the P55GT30 has regarding the screws holding the boards to the tv. Also the tvs listed as needing the kit do not include the P50S60, however the kits are $6 so what it be a good idea to go ahead and order an extra set for the P50S60 or did Panasonic update the screws prior to releasing the P50S60?

Thanks for any advice on this.

[tw2005]

Re: Panasonic XYN3+F6FJ Screw kit

you could always pop the back cover off and check. They may have learnt their lesson on that last series

[friedpanny]

Re: Panasonic XYN3+F6FJ Screw kit

I will definitely be doing that tw2005. Hopefully you are right about them learning from their mistakes. Hopefully I learned from not paying attention to why the GT30 flashed purple on the top part of the display a couple of times before the 7 blinks of death showed up. If I had investigated what was going on and found this forum, I probably wouldn't be sending the SC board out for repairs. Ah well, live and learn.

Thanks for the reply tw2005.

[tw2005]

Re: Panasonic XYN3+F6FJ Screw kit

I will definitely be doing that tw2005. Hopefully you are right about them learning from their mistakes. Hopefully I learned from not paying attention to why the GT30 flashed purple on the top part of the display a couple of times before the 7 blinks of death showed up. If I had investigated what was going on and found this forum, I probably wouldn't be sending the SC board out for repairs. Ah well, live and learn.

Thanks for the reply tw2005.

The beauty is though , once repaired and secured, you'll get some years assuming nothing else goes.

Been a good 2 years and none of mine have failed again and check another, has over 4000hrs added and repair holding well

[friedpanny]

Re: Panasonic XYN3+F6FJ Screw kit

Time for an update.
I got the sd board back from being repaired. According to the repair guy he replaced 12 parts, Fets, 2BJTs, 2 ICs. As he said, "the usual stuff."

Anyway I waited for the screw set and slightly built the solder up where the screws were loose. It has been about three weeks now since it has been put back together and it is working perfectly. Probably should touch wood now.

The ribbon cables were a bit of a pain to get perfectly alligned but I persevered and it looks great. I am planning to take the back off one more time and recheck the screws before I remount it on the wall just to make sure they are still tight.

Thanks again for the advice. All in it cost me about $110 Canadian for the repair and shipping. So far so good.