06-29-2009, 10:00 AM | #1 | ||
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Im pretty stoked
I have a big DLP TV in my family room but its about 5 years old.
Recently I had started having lamp issues. In the past I wouldve just called it in, but this time I did the homework, ordered the part and did the install. I thought that that was pretty good but then I noticed a growing hum from the back that eventually turned into a high pitch whine. Some research said it was likely the colorwheel. I watched this video set on Youtube: YouTube - Replacing the color wheel in a Samsung DLP Television and I felt empowered to do it. So I ordered the part and just spent about :45 minutes replacing the colorwheel AND it worked first time! I cant believe I didnt screw this up and I saved hundreds of dollars, if not a grand if I'd have had to bought another one. I just cant believe it... And Im getting a spiffy new haircut today too!
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06-29-2009, 10:10 AM | #2 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
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WOOHOOO!!!!
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06-29-2009, 10:28 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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06-29-2009, 08:02 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: san jose CA
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Did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express recently?
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06-29-2009, 08:19 PM | #5 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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LOL, I'm the opposite end of the spectrum. DirecTV brought me a new dish Saturday and my DVD player suddenly was playing movies in black and white. I was sure it was something the tech did when he was setting everything back up. And after an hour of resetting and testing everything, I was getting ready to call them, when I noticed the hi res cable from the DVD to the TV had come unplugged, which I did when I moved it for him....Doh!
If I was in your shoes I would be out today spending $1,000 on a new TV, repainting the walls where I blew the old one up trying to fixt it and hoping my eyebrows grow back evenly. |
06-29-2009, 08:27 PM | #6 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bath, ME
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Why do you think he's "getting a spiffy new haircut"? I think there's more to this story he's not telling. |
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06-29-2009, 11:21 PM | #7 |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Backwoods, SC
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Sweet!
FWIW, if you have the sung in the video, thats one of the harder ones to do a CW on....so good job. if it is still going strong in 5-7 days, you will know it is all good. |
06-30-2009, 08:04 AM | #8 |
Coordinator
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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uh oh? What can happen in 5-7 days?
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06-30-2009, 08:56 AM | #9 |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Backwoods, SC
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Sorry didn't mean to scare you. We have found that most QRF (quick return failures) happen within 1 week of repair. I have spent a good amount of time analyzing the who's, how's, and what's of my guys and I am convinced it may just be manufacturing short comings. But it has been my experience if it lasts a week, it will lasts as long as new or longer. |
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