Mitsubishi WS-65869 65" Rear Projection Television "test ballast bad tv" Questions

...ballast and got 325v; which should be 380v. How can you tell if the lamp is bad? you cant - unless you have another tv to test it in. May be a ballast or the cooling fan for the lamp is not

...ballast had gone bad but after reading a few other post i think it would be best to call pannasonic.. others forums read: ballast had gone bad. Panasonic no longer makes these ballasts so mine needed ...

volts to ballast's small 5 pin connector (trigger voltage) and about 300V-330V to large 2pin connector. If both voltages present at the start and lamp is working with in another TV - it is bad ballast

...ballast from the power supply. Common problem on these sets are bad lamp door switch. Try shorting the switch. Color wheel also is problematic but usually will be noisy and cause shut down. Check ...

...test the ballast before i buy a lamp. im verry handy with a volt meter Sure, you can test by Use the screwdriver and remove the protective cover that conceals the ballast. Observe the ballast before ...

...bad. Does anyone know how much voltage the ballast should be putting out to the bulb. my multimeter is only showing a little over 13 volts. Also, is the small pigtail wire going to the ballast a ...

...clicking is coming from a bad ballast that is unable to power up at this time. you will need to replace the ballast in this set. Test the power supply board for any additional issue just to be

...causing the issue. Samsung is well aware and will replace both the ballast and the lamp (since the lamp can be prematurely aged but the bad ballast). After replacment most people stop having

...Ballast removed, but don't know how to test it to find out what's bad on it or if this is the root problem. It was pretty dirty a had to be blown-off with compressed air. I took pictures before and ...

...symptms, but I also dont know what to try or test next. Would trying to force the ballast to stay on tell me if the dmd was bad? Thanks for any help. Look for a thermistor near the lamp and ...