Bulb/Fluid? My Brother gave me a 43inch Sony KP43HT20 Rear Projection TV. He said that the red bulb was out. Anyway's i proceeded to remove the casing to access the BULBS. I turned a silver screw and an oil started coming out of what i think is the projection lens housing!@#$%^ Now the oil has leaked down onto the curcuit board below--That does seem to be a problem i can clean that up. But i now see that the Bulb is buried much deeper into the Chassis ofthe TV than i anticipated. Is there a service manual i can find online for free that may help with this issue? Should i just take it to the TV repair shop & get screwed? is this TV even worth the trouble? Just wondering. I would gladly take all the help you can give. Thank You!

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Let me know have you adjusted Lamp Replacement option in Menu > Settings in TV?

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Hi,
Your TV requires service and cleaning of screen, mirror and 3 lenses (of CRTs) as looks dusty.
Below is an exploded view how to take off front beznet assembly of this TV to clean inside with moist cotton cloth.
Unplug TV before taking off front of TV.

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New bulb is just fine.
3 blink shows that lamp cover after replacement of bulb in TV is not fixed properly or not seated well in its position.
Put new bulb and carefully place back lamp cover in its position because lamp cover will press tinny safety switch inside that will send signal to system control of TV that lamp is installed properly.
Turn On TV and get vivid picture of Sony.
Thanks.

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First of all, there are no lamps inside this set, there are CRTs. These are not just replaced as lamps would be. The CRTs themselves will run at leas $80 each. To change these will require replacing the coolant for the CRT as well which is not a DYI type of job. The coolant is dangerous and needs to be handled carefully. Also, once a CRT is replaced, a complete mechanical and electronic convergence adjustment must be made. There is a specific order in which to do this that is outlined in the service manual and it requires a template that would need to be purchased as well.

Unless there is a specific problem that needs to be addressed, it is unlikely that any of the CRTs needs to be replaced.

If you are having a problem with the set, can you please update this with a description of the problem? We should be able to assist in the resulution of the problem with something less drastic than CRT replacement.

Thanks,
Dan

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