Comments on: HLP6163 flickered with weird colors and loud humming http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/2008/06/18/hlp6163-flickered-with-weird-colors-and-loud-humming/ Your Community For DLP Repair Tips! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:06:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tony http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/2008/06/18/hlp6163-flickered-with-weird-colors-and-loud-humming/#comment-15970 Tony Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:19:49 +0000 http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/2008/06/18/hlp6163-flickered-with-weird-colors-and-loud-humming/#comment-15970 It's the color wheel. Mine just shattered! - after making such a noise (hum, stop, hum, stop - break). How hard is it to change a color wheel? It’s the color wheel. Mine just shattered! - after making such a noise (hum, stop, hum, stop - break). How hard is it to change a color wheel?

]]> By: Larry http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/2008/06/18/hlp6163-flickered-with-weird-colors-and-loud-humming/#comment-15447 Larry Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:34:50 +0000 http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/2008/06/18/hlp6163-flickered-with-weird-colors-and-loud-humming/#comment-15447 From your description, you definitely have a ColorWheel issue. Typically, the ColorWheels last about as long as a lamp. When you change a lamp, it is a good idea to change the ColorWheel. That "fan" noise you hear is indeed the ColorWheel, and the various pitch is your driver trying to get the ColorWheel in sync which is obviously not happening. Sorry I don't have better news. From your description, you definitely have a ColorWheel issue. Typically, the ColorWheels last about as long as a lamp. When you change a lamp, it is a good idea to change the ColorWheel. That “fan” noise you hear is indeed the ColorWheel, and the various pitch is your driver trying to get the ColorWheel in sync which is obviously not happening. Sorry I don’t have better news.

]]> By: Bob http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/2008/06/18/hlp6163-flickered-with-weird-colors-and-loud-humming/#comment-15443 Bob Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:21:20 +0000 http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/2008/06/18/hlp6163-flickered-with-weird-colors-and-loud-humming/#comment-15443 Sounds like the bearings in your color wheel are failing. They are cheaply made. If it doesn't come up to speed, the lamp will not light. I just replaced one in mine for that same problem. Bob Sounds like the bearings in your color wheel are failing. They are cheaply made. If it doesn’t come up to speed, the lamp will not light. I just replaced one in mine for that same problem.

Bob

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