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My plasma screen will go blank after 20 minutes....Anyone else had this problem?

I know it is the TV and not the signal....Audio continues to work fine. I've even tried unplugging everything from the TV, and screen will still go blank. Any easy/cheap fixes?!?

Some details....its a plasma....Brand is Maxent....Please help!!!

Update:

NOTE*From what I can find, plasma's don't have bulbs....

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Yeah Plasmas don't have bulbs....the entire display is one giant Flourescent display.....

    So it needs a + 180 V, a - 180V a - 65V supply along with lower voltages to process the Video and sound...

    Since you have SOUND, the low voltages are OK, but the MAIN POWER voltages are seeing too much current flowing and it's shutting down the display to protect it.....

    I suspect an IMBALANCE in your Xsus, Ysus (or Zsus) board and it's tripping the shutdown circuit after 20 minutes of warmup time.....

    Now all you have to do is determine which board is at fault...

    Source(s): Over 25 years servicing TV sets.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Maybe you need a new bulb.

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