KD34XBR960- NO PICTURE blinks 7 times. Thanks

I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW MONTHS AGO IT WAS MY Thermistor ALSO GOT THE 7 BLINKING LIGHTS SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT NOT TO BAD TO DO AND IF YOU DOWN LOAD THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR YOUR T.V. IT'LL GIVE YOU STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO TAKE APPART YOUR T.V. NOT TO BAD WHEN LOOKING FOR THE Thermistor IT'S LOCATED ON TOP OF THE COOLING FAN HOUSING FOR THE LAMP FAN JUST LOOK FOR THE 2 BLACK WIRES THAT'LL LEAD YOU RIGHT TO IT AFTER YOU TAKE OUT THE OPTICAL BLOCK ,YOU CAN DO THIS YOUR SELF AND FOR ME I JUST TOOK OUT THE Thermistor AND RE-CONNECTED THE 2 WIRES TOGETHER I HAVE'NT GOT AROUND TO REPLACING IT YET BUT IT'LL ONLY COST ABOUT 6.00$ BUT YOUR T.V. WILL STILL RUN WITH OUT IT AS LONG AS THE 2 WIRES FOR IT ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER IT'S WELL WORTH IT ALL IT'LL COST IS SOME TIME AND TO HAVE A SERVICE REP DO IT YOUR LOOKING AT AROUND 200.00$ BUT BEFOR YOU DO THIS CHECK THE IC5007 PICO FUSE IT'LL SHOW YOU WERE IT'S LOCATED IN THE SERVICE MANUAL I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW MONTHS AGO IT WAS MY Thermistor ALSO GOT THE 7 BLINKING LIGHTS SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT NOT TO BAD TO DO AND IF YOU DOWN LOAD THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR YOUR T.V. IT'LL GIVE YOU STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO TAKE APPART YOUR T.V. NOT TO BAD WHEN LOOKING FOR THE Thermistor IT'S LOCATED ON TOP OF THE COOLING FAN HOUSING FOR THE LAMP FAN JUST LOOK FOR THE 2 BLACK WIRES THAT'LL LEAD YOU RIGHT TO IT AFTER YOU TAKE OUT THE OPTICAL BLOCK ,YOU CAN DO THIS YOUR SELF AND FOR ME I JUST TOOK OUT THE Thermistor AND RE-CONNECTED THE 2 WIRES TOGETHER I HAVE'NT GOT AROUND TO REPLACING IT YET BUT IT'LL ONLY COST ABOUT 6.00$ BUT YOUR T.V. WILL STILL RUN WITH OUT IT AS LONG AS THE 2 WIRES FOR IT ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER IT'S WELL WORTH IT ALL IT'LL COST IS SOME TIME AND TO HAVE A SERVICE REP DO IT YOUR LOOKING AT AROUND 200.00$ BUT BEFOR YOU DO THIS CHECK THE IC5007 PICO FUSE IT'LL SHOW YOU WERE IT'S LOCATED IN THE SERVICE MANUAL