panasonic pt-50lc13 problem

i have a panasonic pt-50lc13 tv and this is the known problem....

nothing on screen when power is turned on.
blinks green for about a couple of min then turns off and blinks red
with the lamp light blinkin every so often.
i called the repair place and he said its probably the color wheel and
will cost 250 to 450 to fix.

is this something i could do? could this be the problem? thanks in
advance....

VerticalMojo wrote:
i have a panasonic pt-50lc13 tv and this is the known problem....

nothing on screen when power is turned on.
blinks green for about a couple of min then turns off and blinks red
with the lamp light blinkin every so often.
i called the repair place and he said its probably the color wheel and
will cost 250 to 450 to fix.

is this something i could do? could this be the problem? thanks in
advance....


btw.... the bulb looks good still.

VerticalMojo wrote:
i have a panasonic pt-50lc13 tv and this is the known problem....

nothing on screen when power is turned on.
blinks green for about a couple of min then turns off and blinks red
with the lamp light blinkin every so often.
i called the repair place and he said its probably the color wheel and
will cost 250 to 450 to fix.

is this something i could do? could this be the problem? thanks in
advance....


btw.... the bulb looks good still.

VerticalMojo wrote:
i have a panasonic pt-50lc13 tv and this is the known problem....

nothing on screen when power is turned on.
blinks green for about a couple of min then turns off and blinks red
with the lamp light blinkin every so often.
i called the repair place and he said its probably the color wheel and
will cost 250 to 450 to fix.

is this something i could do? could this be the problem? thanks in
advance....

I've got exactly the same problem on my PT-50LCX63 (same set, but with
an ATSC tuner). I called the extended warranty company, and the tech
showed up this morning. He said it is a bad lamp. Then he called back to
say the extended warranty wouldn't cover it. I took a chance, and called
Panasonic. They asked for the lamp serial number. They offered a free
exchange. I had to leave my credit card number to cover the return of
the old lamp. I had to fax in the purchase receipt with the case number
that they assigned. Hopefully, in 4-5 days, I'll get a new lamp.

The service number is 1-888-843-9788.

To remove the lamp, pull off the silver plastic cover that runs along
the front. To the left side, there is a small cover with one screw.
Remove the screw. The lamp is a black box as big as the opening. It has
one more screw. Unscrew it, and pull out the lamp.

VerticalMojo wrote:
i have a panasonic pt-50lc13 tv and this is the known problem....

nothing on screen when power is turned on.
blinks green for about a couple of min then turns off and blinks red
with the lamp light blinkin every so often.
i called the repair place and he said its probably the color wheel and
will cost 250 to 450 to fix.

is this something i could do? could this be the problem? thanks in
advance....



Oh yea, this is an LCD TV set. There is no color wheel. That would only
be in a DLP set. Don't trust the company that you called.

VerticalMojo wrote:
i have a panasonic pt-50lc13 tv and this is the known problem....

nothing on screen when power is turned on.
blinks green for about a couple of min then turns off and blinks red
with the lamp light blinkin every so often.
i called the repair place and he said its probably the color wheel and
will cost 250 to 450 to fix.

is this something i could do? could this be the problem? thanks in
advance....


Oh man. I misread your post. Blinks green, with nothing on the screen is
more likely the lamp ballast. I had that problem within the first year,
and Panasonic sent someone to fix it. I wasn't home, so I don't know how
hard it is to replace. My TV comes on, then turns off after about a
minute, with the lamp indicator blinking.

It wouldn't hurt to call Panasonic anyway, but it may not be the lamp
that is bad.

Jim Henry wrote:
VerticalMojo wrote:
i have a panasonic pt-50lc13 tv and this is the known problem....

nothing on screen when power is turned on.
blinks green for about a couple of min then turns off and blinks red
with the lamp light blinkin every so often.
i called the repair place and he said its probably the color wheel and
will cost 250 to 450 to fix.

is this something i could do? could this be the problem? thanks in
advance....


Oh man. I misread your post. Blinks green, with nothing on the screen is
more likely the lamp ballast. I had that problem within the first year,
and Panasonic sent someone to fix it. I wasn't home, so I don't know how
hard it is to replace. My TV comes on, then turns off after about a
minute, with the lamp indicator blinking.

It wouldn't hurt to call Panasonic anyway, but it may not be the lamp
that is bad.

thanks Jim for the info, i had somebody look at it today and it was
indeed the lamp ballast. $280 total repair.

lets hope it works long enough to see some NFL!

In article . com, VerticalMojo wrote:

thanks Jim for the info, i had somebody look at it today and it was
indeed the lamp ballast. $280 total repair.

lets hope it works long enough to see some NFL!


Sorry, jumping in late. And maybe all this has been discussed. But
you do know about the class-action settlement, right? I would think
that your's would be covered.

http://www.tvlampsettlement.com/

Your TV should still be covered through May 31 of this year.

Good luck!

The class action requires at least two lamp replacments and the fact that
the lamps appear to have burst internally. Contacting Panasonuc Customer
Care with the sale date, model and serial number will eliminate any guess.
"Dave" wrote in message
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In article . com,
VerticalMojo wrote:

thanks Jim for the info, i had somebody look at it today and it was
indeed the lamp ballast. $280 total repair.

lets hope it works long enough to see some NFL!


Sorry, jumping in late. And maybe all this has been discussed. But
you do know about the class-action settlement, right? I would think
that your's would be covered.

http://www.tvlampsettlement.com/

Your TV should still be covered through May 31 of this year.

Good luck!

In article , "Art" wrote:
The class action requires at least two lamp replacments and the fact that
the lamps appear to have burst internally. Contacting Panasonuc Customer
Care with the sale date, model and serial number will eliminate any guess.

Hmmm, my reading of the settlement (I have one of these sets, though
no failures at 4500+hrs), indicates it quite clearly applies to asl
low as 1 failure. There is an alternative "multiple failures"
remedy which gives you the option of $1000 off a new TV or a
replacement TV. That one requires 3 failures. Nothing specifically
about 2 failures anywhere.

Also see the discussion at:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...8&page=8&pp=50

It does appear to be for lamps, not ballasts. So he may be out of
luck. But I agree he should pursue as you suggested.