Re: Panasonic plasma TH-42PZ80U 2 blink 15v SOS

HERE IS THE FIX!

You must replace the IC's and 1uF capacitor on a couple different boards. There are what we call "IC packs" that regulate voltage for the A board and SC/SS boards. They stick up out of the PSU on green PCB's ... the labels are MC201 and MC301.

Here is a great [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjpGKaBt8hg"]video [/URL]tutorial for the 704 board, but it still applies to yours.Re: Panasonic plasma TH-42PZ80U 2 blink 15v SOS

HERE IS THE FIX!

Hello everyone. I have a strange issue here.
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Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hey all! I'm Craig, and I'm a college student at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI studying electrical engineering. I have a great interest in electronics and love to tear things apart, as I'm sure most of your can say!

I am currently employed as an electronic service technician and repair (mostly) televisions, although I've dabbled elsewhere. If you have any questions about your TV problems, feel free to ask.

On an opposing note, I'm not an overflowing all-knowing source of information,...