Panasonic TC-P65ST30 Vertical Lines Section Missing

[Michale32086]

Panasonic Plasma....

Came in from one of my scrappers..

I have got faint vertical lines on left half the screen and a 4"-6" vertical section missing on the far left as well..

First thought is that it's a bad panel...

Holding out some hope that it's the panel boards on the bottom of the unit... I can get a full replacement set for around $30..

It's worth it if there is a chance it's the boards and not the panel itself..

Thoughts??

[JDC]

Re: Panasonic TC-P65ST30 Vertical Lines Section Missing

Horizontal lines are usually a bad panel. Has anyone taken the back off before and disconnected any ribbons? Best you can do is reseat them. Be very careful when doing that as they rip easily.

[Michale32086]

Re: Panasonic TC-P65ST30 Vertical Lines Section Missing

Horizontal lines are usually a bad panel. Has anyone taken the back off before and disconnected any ribbons? Best you can do is reseat them. Be very careful when doing that as they rip easily.

Yea, but these are vertical lines..

I went ahead and ordered the bottoms boards (official name for those??)

I figured $30 was a small price to pay considering the potential upside

[tom66]

Re: Panasonic TC-P65ST30 Vertical Lines Section Missing

Bottom boards would not fix this as they deal with blocks of high speed data, not the individual pixels.

Almost certainly a bad panel if those lines are fixed, though not seen one that only affects red, might be moisture damage or some manufacturing error.

[Michale32086]

Re: Panasonic TC-P65ST30 Vertical Lines Section Missing

It's likely moisture damage, as it came from one of my scrappers and it was left out all night with very high humidity..

Humidity is KILLING me.. Not only me, but also my TVs..

I got the bottom boards coming, so (no offense) but I hope yer wrong..

Thanx for the reply...

[Michale32086]

Re: Panasonic TC-P65ST30 Vertical Lines Section Missing

Got the replacement boards in..

Still have the lines.. Tom, ya called that on...