Post by jeremy on Nov 15, 2015 12:10:52 GMT -5
Got a PT-D5500U DLP projector here that someone attempted to either repair or just needed a fan from it. It was missing a fan when I got it, and all the wires were disconnected from the mainboard, and screws were missing, etc... it was a real POS basically.
Anyway I've got it all back together and almost functioning. Everything seems to work up until it tries to ignite the lamps. The problem is: Power it on, it does its startup cycle, then the fans kick in high speed and the power LED indicator starts blinking 3 times repeatedly in amber/red (not really sure since its not very bright)
The user manual says to contact my dealer for service, so thats useless of course. I am thinking it is either the PSU or one of the 2 ballasts in the unit, but I'm not really sure. I have the service manual for it if needed and can do voltage checks and what not so if there's a possibility to get this thing fired up, I'd like to try!
EDIT: I just wanted to update the original post for the fix. The colorwheel was bad (worn out from use in a dusty environment) so a replacement was installed, which fixed the projector. The colorwheel from any PT-D4xxx 5xxx Projector is interchangeable with each other (if you happen to have another one that has a more serious issue, such as cosmetic damage). Colorwheel replacement is fairly straight forward in this projector, simply pull the old one out and put the new one in, and it should work fine. I won't detail assembly/disassembly because it is fairly obvious on which screws need to be removed to access the inside of the projector, and colorwheel area. Good luck and enjoy your Panny!
Anyway I've got it all back together and almost functioning. Everything seems to work up until it tries to ignite the lamps. The problem is: Power it on, it does its startup cycle, then the fans kick in high speed and the power LED indicator starts blinking 3 times repeatedly in amber/red (not really sure since its not very bright)
The user manual says to contact my dealer for service, so thats useless of course. I am thinking it is either the PSU or one of the 2 ballasts in the unit, but I'm not really sure. I have the service manual for it if needed and can do voltage checks and what not so if there's a possibility to get this thing fired up, I'd like to try!
EDIT: I just wanted to update the original post for the fix. The colorwheel was bad (worn out from use in a dusty environment) so a replacement was installed, which fixed the projector. The colorwheel from any PT-D4xxx 5xxx Projector is interchangeable with each other (if you happen to have another one that has a more serious issue, such as cosmetic damage). Colorwheel replacement is fairly straight forward in this projector, simply pull the old one out and put the new one in, and it should work fine. I won't detail assembly/disassembly because it is fairly obvious on which screws need to be removed to access the inside of the projector, and colorwheel area. Good luck and enjoy your Panny!
