RCA Plasma Problem

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Line, faults & possible causes to both Plasma & LCD screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent.

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Faults & possible causes to LCD & Plasma screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent.

Y-Sustan board should be suspected. If you wish to get more details, check this site. Pull up older posts there. Check the site with patience, as it has over 2300 posts now. All are related to electronic equipment repair help. Search the site by 'Timeslide' option. It will make search easy. Or, type in the brand name to your device into its search box, and press "Enter"
Fault to Plasma displays are described in detail with screen shots.

first try the address board or buffer board.if this
does not repair it,the panel is defective.

your tv has one the Y buffers defective.which half is black,the botton or the top? i believe that you have to call the repairman .
good luck

I have a 51" magnavox plasma. after about one half hour the bottom half of the picture goes black, and u can still see the top half of the picture. what can that be

Black bar caused by a short IC on the ribbon of the plasma panel. Unfortunately it requires a new plasma panel. Cost of a new unit.

Replace the scan drive board also called X-sustain board. This is the board on the upper left side in the back of the set with a huge heat sink on it. you can find them online for about 175.00. The p/n is pkg50c2g1. Be carefull with the 4 ribbon connectors that go to the display.