[U]SUMMARY[/U]

The Panasonic PT-52LCX66 has a lamp module that fails after 1-3 years and must be replaced. It slides into a cavity in the front of the TV which essentially rails it into line with the lamp connector, a two port power connector. My 4th lamp (in about a decade) just died, but this one burnt the connector in the process. I want to know if it's possible to replace the TV side of the connector, as the charred remains are pretty much unusable.

[U]THINGS TESTED[/U]

Nothing, really. I had to yank and pull and strain and swear to get the lamp...

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I'm surely a rank amateur compared to most everyone else here... but I have basic multimeter, soldering, and debugging skills, and was raised to believe that a heck of a lot can be done by someone willing to crack open the cover and peek inside. And, honestly, where the repair cost often exceeds replacement cost, what is there to lose?

Over the years I've saved TVs, washing machines, dryers, stoves, vaporizers, and other small electronics from being thrown out by being willing to...