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1. plug in tv.
2.turn on tv .
3.hold down blue switch.
4.i here the color wheel spin smoothly.
5.here one click.
6.blub trys to ingnite.
7.does not come on all the way.
8.have one fashing light on front of tv.
9.tv was woring fine ,fell asleep while wacthing , woke up and black screen.
10.tv seems to be going threw bulbs in past , always seem to fix.
11.new bulb does not fix.
12.new ballist does not fix.
13.fans are working.
14. notice that when bulb trys to ingnite that I see blue on ballist also.
15 bulb trys to come on but then stands down. help before i use for target practice.
16. any input would be greatly appreciated....

Hi,

:shock: Can you describe this a little bit more?
"14. notice that when bulb trys to ingnite that I see blue on ballist also."

It happens when you hear the clicks?
How does it look like?
How long it last?

yes happens when you hear the clicks which are not close together. happens for about 4 to 5 seconds. its like seeing a blue flame of a lighter. in the bulb and by the inverter. their is only one blinking light on front of tv the far right one

:o There is a really good chance that you received a defective ballast.
The click you hear is a precharge of 5Kv that is released in order to ignite the bulb, this normally last just a fraction of second, it shouldnt last 4-5 seconds. Just ask for a exchange of the ballast and explain what is going on, I am quite sure any tech will agree that this is a ballast issue.

:mrgreen: Good Luck....!!

the old ballist was doing the same as the new one, are you saying i could have received a bad ballist because that was what i was thinking ,is there any possible i have a bad temp sensor..

:roll: I really doubt that temp sensor is the issue. Since the symptoms you have are very isolated from temp sensor. The ballast shouldn't be arching the way you are describing it.

there is a compasitor or resiter that is by the number f100 on the ballist board that is lighting up blue when the blub trys to light up.

That can only mean that you need to change the ballast, that lightning isn't normal.