Ballast advice needed RCA M50WH92S
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:12 pm
Cant find any clear answers anywhere on the internet.
some say the ballast should click/snap some say it is bad because it does.
So I just got this TV off of craigslist and it worked fine for a week. then it started having the RCA 5blinks of death. so i vacuumed and canned air it all out hoping it might get better with better airflow. it started working again for a week then started again. the tv comes on just fine, then after seemingly random increments of time (35 - 50 seconds) the bulb would turn off but the sound would stay on, 5 blinks of the power light then come on again. have been doing alot of research and from other peoples problems i concurred that it is probably the ballast. i could hear it audibly snapping/clicking before the bulb would turn on.
has anyone dealt with this before?
should i try a lamp before anything else? is there anyway to test the ballast/lamp/powersupply ?
picture is bright and clear when it is on.
thanks for your help guys!
some say the ballast should click/snap some say it is bad because it does.
So I just got this TV off of craigslist and it worked fine for a week. then it started having the RCA 5blinks of death. so i vacuumed and canned air it all out hoping it might get better with better airflow. it started working again for a week then started again. the tv comes on just fine, then after seemingly random increments of time (35 - 50 seconds) the bulb would turn off but the sound would stay on, 5 blinks of the power light then come on again. have been doing alot of research and from other peoples problems i concurred that it is probably the ballast. i could hear it audibly snapping/clicking before the bulb would turn on.
has anyone dealt with this before?
should i try a lamp before anything else? is there anyway to test the ballast/lamp/powersupply ?
picture is bright and clear when it is on.
thanks for your help guys!