LG RU-44SZ61 44" Rear Projection HDTV-Ready Television "diagnosing bad ballast" Questions

...ballast is bad. The whine is the ballast trying to fire. The pop may be related. The ballast is available for $140 (you get back $30 when you return the bad one). I'd start there. The part number is: ...

...bad, overheating, or the lamp ballast is weak. I bet on the ballast or the overheating. Put a fan near the rear of the set and blow some air into the back and see if this helps. If not then it will ...

...Where is the clicking noise coming from? Is the lamp light flashing, etc.? My current best guess is that your ballast may be bad, but more info is always helpful in diagnosing a problem. Good

...ballast going bad but I'm not sure. the sound only clicks through the TV speakers but it doesn't stop. I still have sound through my external sound system but the TV speakers continuously click. and ...

...Bad news. Mine did the same thing. Mine is the 61", but the internals are basically the same. I replaced the lamp and the problem was fixed. Then after a couple days, it died again. I replaced the ...

...ballast, is there any way to know if it is actually bad, I am sure it is; when I try to turn on the set on the front of it, since the remote won't turn it on for some reason, the orange light blinks ...

...to replace lamp in your TV. Especially if it was not replaced for year or longer. If problem continues - then professional should diagnose it and determine if ballast went bad as well. Regards.

...ballast. The Standby light is blinking red 3 times which indicates a problem with how the lamp is inserted or the door for the lamp but there is no problem with either. We had a repairman in and he ...

...bad. 4X - Check fans (one or more failed to pass RPM test during power on diagnostics) 5X - Lamp ballast (power supply) 6X - Usually the thermal fuse - usually from inadequate air flow (fans dusty) ...

...bad or the ballast fails them you will get your symptom. Many times if the lights fail then not all of them will fail all at once, so the others will start up and then after a second they will cause ...