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Our Panasonic plasma bit the dust today (two+years old - is that normal??)

 

4 blinking power lights apparently means a circuit board? Is this something a tinkerer can fix or do I need to send it out?

 

Guess that receiver is being returns to pay for new circuit board :(

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The only thing I can mention is that something similar happened to our 2 yr old 55" plasma, it was 2 blinks or 4 blinks which meant a circuit board. So we replaced it and then it would blink 7 times (I think) which meant the plasma tube was bad. So now it just sits in our garage because it would cost more to fix it then to buy a new one.
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That's definitely not normal. I have had a Panny Plasma for two years with no problems. Knock on wood.

 

The circuit board should be pretty easy to fix as it is a common failure. Googling installation instructions and possibly picking up a good board off EBay should solve the problem. I've never done it myself but believe there is a panel in the back you can unscrew and replace the circuit board.

 

Pavo

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Needless to say Nathan could t go more than 8 hours without a tv and we went out and bought a new one.

 

 

We searched the net looking for the part to repair the tv and it was out of stock at all the places we found that carried it.

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Having worked for Panny, I can tell you that's not normal at all for their Plasma's. I have a 65", 55" and a 42" dating back to 2006 and all are awesome.

 

Be sure you have proper surge suppression (good one). My brother in law had a problem with his flat panel and wasn't aware until he had a second one start to act up that it was due to his wiring. Older house (Built in the 60's).

 

Given your washer problem, now TV.....might be worth a look-see?

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Having worked for Panny, I can tell you that's not normal at all for their Plasma's. I have a 65", 55" and a 42" dating back to 2006 and all are awesome.

 

Be sure you have proper surge suppression (good one). My brother in law had a problem with his flat panel and wasn't aware until he had a second one start to act up that it was due to his wiring. Older house (Built in the 60's).

 

Given your washer problem, now TV.....might be worth a look-see?

 

The washer issue was a manufacturing issue. They use a plastic part for something that should be metal. We have a good surge protector and shut all power to the tv off every.

 

I think its time to replace it though, we have historical issues with AEP outages in my neighborhood

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My name is Daniel and I control all the in warranty of television repair in 7 states including Ohio. You can call or text me at 1-614-285-4388 if you want to know if it is repairable or not. Let me know immediately that you gathered this number off of Columbus Racing and I will help you the best I can.
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My name is Daniel and I control all the in warranty of television repair in 7 states including Ohio. You can call or text me at 1-614-285-4388 if you want to know if it is repairable or not. Let me know immediately that you gathered this number off of Columbus Racing and I will help you the best I can.

 

Can I. Call you tomorrow?

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This is the exact tv as ours, weird... We got error code 7 and the P board was swapped out. Then got error code 8 defective panel. Hopefully you have an easier fix. Like you our build date is like September of 2013? Hopefully their is a better fix/option as we hate to throw out a $1500 tv.
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No, ours is about two-three years old. Ill have to look at the build date.. (is it on the outside?)

 

as a side note, I'm not sold on LED yet. I feel like the Plasma had much better color, maybe I just don't have it fine tuned yet....

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