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Thanks for everybody inputs. Sorry for the late reply, since it had been busy weeks. But we finally solved the problem. It was the color wheel problem. It never made any strange audible noise from outside, but I gambled, and it was the culprit. I guess on the high temperature, the wheel failed to sp...

Unfortunately the simple experiment proved that the lamp door safety switch is not the problem. The TV was shutting down by it self after 18 minutes of normal operation. To recap these what I did so far for my HL-S7178W: 1. Changed the new lamp. I bought a new philips lamp that came with housing. 2....

Cool, I will try it tonight. I will let you know the result. Thanks. Try this first: There's a blue spring-loaded safety switch located behind the left side of the lamp door. The switch is there to shut down the TV (or prevent it from being turned on) when the lamp door is opened. The switch should ...

Hello guys. I need help with fixing my HLS7178W. It just keeps shutting down by it self in about 15 minutes of watching time. What I did so far: 1. Changed the new lamp. I bought a new philips lamp that came with housing. 2. Changed the ballast as well. 3. Reset the registered lamp hours from the se...