Post by ratty on May 9, 2017 14:34:36 GMT -5
Hey guys,
so I have this NEC HT1000 that has been with me for a while now. Until three or so years ago, it was on it's first bulb, above 800 hours, but it was getting very dim. Near the end it started acting up, forgetting to project the colour red occasionally, than one time it simply refused to start the bulb. It goes through the motions, but I don't get the 'whizz' sound of the lamp starting up, then it starts blinking the lamp led.
This projector series has been prone to having problems with the lamp circuit too though, so my question is, is there any way to actually test the bulb (short of sticking it into a different projector)? Getting a new bulb would still be cheaper than getting a second hand PJ that may or may not keep working.
PS: This is just a last-effort to save this thing from the trash because I don't want to buy another digital if I don't have to. (But I want to, just to have a reference for geometry setups of my CRTs, and while low-res, this projector had a decent enough lens system to give me a bright and big enough pic.)
Thanks for any tips!
so I have this NEC HT1000 that has been with me for a while now. Until three or so years ago, it was on it's first bulb, above 800 hours, but it was getting very dim. Near the end it started acting up, forgetting to project the colour red occasionally, than one time it simply refused to start the bulb. It goes through the motions, but I don't get the 'whizz' sound of the lamp starting up, then it starts blinking the lamp led.
This projector series has been prone to having problems with the lamp circuit too though, so my question is, is there any way to actually test the bulb (short of sticking it into a different projector)? Getting a new bulb would still be cheaper than getting a second hand PJ that may or may not keep working.
PS: This is just a last-effort to save this thing from the trash because I don't want to buy another digital if I don't have to. (But I want to, just to have a reference for geometry setups of my CRTs, and while low-res, this projector had a decent enough lens system to give me a bright and big enough pic.)
Thanks for any tips!
