Re: RCA DLP m50wh72s



Alright! Thanks....

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The lamp only had maybe 200 hours on it wheb it first started acting up. It is a brand new Phillips.

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I was measuring incorrectly. I have 335 volts at start up to the ballast. Everything else seems to work fine. When the ballast does decide not to kick the bulb on the first try, the power button blinks 5 times... then retrys (as indicated by the white "thingy" that lights up... then the bulb turns on.... So I believe with the correct start up voltage... my problem lies in the ballast... I will let you all know if the TV fails all together to start and what the fix is (if there is one).

Nick

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Ok... Hey Wizard... Does it sound right? lol...

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My board looks a lot different then that one, but I can tell it's basically the same thing... I have the TV apart now, and looking over it. I do not see any puffy caps or leaking caps... I did read to test the power wires to the ballast, and if it is less then 320V, then there is something wrong with the power supply. I tested mine (the two largest wires off the PS board with the tag stating "ballast") and it only reads 158ish volts. Any ideas? TV seems to be working ok the past day... It did give me two hick ups... I turned it on, and after...

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I am having the same problem with my M5OWH2S RCA, sometimes it will turn on. But sometimes it will click several times, and then the power light will flash. Eventually it will stop clicking and I have to turn the tv off and the back on for it to start clicking again... eventually it will come on. (meaning sound and picture comes on) I have had the TV on for over 2 months straight now in fear it won't turn back on. I just got my 55'' LCD today, so the RCA finally got turned off and now it's time to fix it. I have been thinking it was the ballast, and have read...