Mitsubishi WS55819 RPTV - power problem

[rlw]

Hey all,

It's been a while since I posted on this forum, mainly because things have been working well until recently.

A couple of weeks ago, as I was attempting to connect an old Samsung DirecTV receiver to my Mitsubishi 55", the video rolled a couple of times, then winked out to a blue screen. Next thing I knew, the TV powered off. Turning it back on brought me the green power light, a click, then powered off after two seconds.

Holding down the input and menu buttons for 5 seconds yields a blink code of 2-2 indicating a "short protect". According to http://www.fixya.com/support/t181017-mitsubishi_ws_55819_power_issue, I've either got a blown fuse (or fuses), or a leaky capacitor.

Any suggestions as to whether I should try to fix it myself (I spent about 10 years doing board level repairs on computer equipment back in the 70s and 80s), or just sell it for parts?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

RLW

[jpdublin]

Have you checked to see if one of the bulbs went bad?

[rlw]

Have you checked to see if one of the bulbs went bad?

No. I'm not sure how to do that, since it won't power on (I don't have any way of testing the projection CRTs).

RLW

[jpdublin]

When my bulbs went bad, my TV would power on and then turn itself off quickly. See if you can access the bulbs and you should be able to tell if any of the bulbs have blown.

[rlw]

Well... I still haven't managed to repair my Mitsu 55", so I'm posting it for sale. It's taking up too much room! The first $50 gets it. PM me if you're interested.

I'm cross-posting this to the for-sale thread, as well.

RLW