Re: Panasonic TC-P42S30 6-Blink SOS at Powerup

Hi,

Managed to get the ribbons out with no casualties, laying it flat made a big difference. (Easier to concentrate on cables when not worrying about tipping the set over!)

SN board is on the bench, component checks seem to indicate that Q401, Q402, Q421, Q422, D401, and D421 are fine. Those just happen to be the active devices provided in the "board repair kit" I purchased, so obviously I have a different failure mode than the one the kit addresses. Yay.

Does this information increase...

Re: Panasonic TC-P42S30 6-Blink SOS at Powerup

Pleasure to meet you!

Thanks for the clear insight, I have a much better sense of what to expect. You have a talent for clearly communicating information. I've learned a lot from your answers to other Panasonic owners.

I think the trick for me will be grasping the outer edges with my ponderous fingers. The clearance between connectors / frame is pretty tight.

I currently have the set in a vertical position on its stand. Would you recommend this bit of surgery be done with the unit face...

Hi,

I've got a Panasonic TC-P42S30 set that is showing the six blink SOS code at power-on. Thanks to great tips from others on this forum I have a copy of the service manual and have also read through the awesome description of Plasma set operation.

I'm comfortable with electronics and through-hole soldering, new to Plasma set fault location and pretty lame at anything but basic SMD installation. I've got a reliable Fluke 87 DMM for measurements, and a 100MHz dual trace scope available if needed.

Vsus voltage looks good for a few seconds until the...

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Hi, thanks to everyone who has posted info on this forum. I look forward to getting great info and sharing whatever I can in the process.

Cheers,

Randy