It is on its way. Let us know how you make out with this repair. But if you do not understand one thing, please stop and play it safe and ask me or call in a pro to assist you as you will get one chance to repair this. I have seen in the past, a few people have ruined the printed circuit board by over heating or not knowing what they were doing. If this board gets ruined, look to spend at least 600 to 1000- bucks to replace this board. this is why you need to be sure to do it right the first time. Good Luck
Larry Dillon said: It is on its way. Let us know how you make out with this repair. But if you do not understand one thing, please stop and play it safe and ask me or call in a pro to assist you as you will get one chance to repair this. I have seen in the past, a few people have ruined the printed circuit board by over heating or not knowing what they were doing. If this board gets ruined, look to spend at least 600 to 1000- bucks to replace this board. this is why you need to be sure to do it right the first time. Good Luck
Wow, quite a common problem all happening around the same time for many of us.
Larry,
I have a WS-55613 and woke up this morning with the same blinking power light of death problem. Can you please send me any information related to the fixing of the board. Something I can show an electronics person so they know what to do for me? I'd also like the service manual / file if that is possible too. Thank you.
I have a Mitsubishi ws-55515. This morning we woke up with the non stop blinking green light issue. Reset button and unplugging did not do anything. I called around and am being given estimates around $400.00 plus they won't to it on site so I have to pay them to pick the tv up and bring it back. We just had a baby and really can't afford the 400.
NexusX said: Does this repair also apply to the WS-65613? My tv shut down out of the blue several times in the last 6 months. This morning I tried to turn on the set and the green light was blinking. I unplugged it a few times and it still blinks continuously. Thanks
Hey man,
Did you get around to sending me that walkthrough? dont mean to be pushy, but im a bit ancy to see if this works =)
Larry Dillon said: It is on its way. Let us know how you make out with this repair. But if you do not understand one thing, please stop and play it safe and ask me or call in a pro to assist you as you will get one chance to repair this. I have seen in the past, a few people have ruined the printed circuit board by over heating or not knowing what they were doing. If this board gets ruined, look to spend at least 600 to 1000- bucks to replace this board. this is why you need to be sure to do it right the first time. Good Luck
Larry, Sent you a message earlier today, but I'm not sure I did it right.(new user) I have a Mitsubishi WS-65613 with, you guessed it, a continuous blinking light and no power up. Would you be kind enough to send whatever instructions you may have to me. something with pictures if possible. Thanks in advance.
Perhaps between different models there are different symptoms, but I see one that says the power light stays on for 60 seconds then blinks and goes out and another where the light just blinks continuously, like mines does. I am going to pull the DM board out and replace the caps and hope for the best.
Thanks for sending the file. I called a local electronics repair place and they are willing to actually come to my house to do the repair at a savings of hundreds of dollars. The biggest help was that I knew exactly what the problem was when I explained it to them, they said it would be no big deal to fix.
I also heard back from an official Mitsubishi repair facility and the repairman said that he had fixed this particular issue on sets like mine many times and agreed that it was probably the problem.
Then last night a monkey wrench was thrown into the works. I walked by the TV and noticed that the light had stopped blinking. Out of curiosity, I pushed the power button and the set turned on. It acted completely normal. I was like "Oh crap." what if it was a different problem all together.
This morning I tried turning the TV on again and it looked like it was going to come on. Then the blinking started all over again. The blinking stopped though after a few minutes but the set stayed off. I tried turning it on again and the blinking started up.
What makes me nervous is that the symptoms changed. Yesterday the light just kept blinking all day. What if the problem is different?
Edgewriter said: Thanks for sending the file. I called a local electronics repair place and they are willing to actually come to my house to do the repair at a savings of hundreds of dollars. The biggest help was that I knew exactly what the problem was when I explained it to them, they said it would be no big deal to fix. I also heard back from an official Mitsubishi repair facility and the repairman said that he had fixed this particular issue on sets like mine many times and agreed that it was probably the problem. Then last night a monkey wrench was thrown into the works. I walked by the TV and noticed that the light had stopped blinking. Out of curiosity, I pushed the power button and the set turned on. It acted completely normal. I was like "Oh crap." what if it was a different problem all together. This morning I tried turning the TV on again and it looked like it was going to come on. Then the blinking started all over again. The blinking stopped though after a few minutes but the set stayed off. I tried turning it on again and the blinking started up. What makes me nervous is that the symptoms changed. Yesterday the light just kept blinking all day. What if the problem is different? What do you guys think?
Edgewriter.
Mine did this as well, particularly after a power outage. The reason I'm figuring this happend is because the caps had a chance to cool down when the power was off. It would eventually come back up, but now my tv is down for sure. I'm waiting on the caps from digikey and should be able to make the repair this weekend. I will let you all know how it goes, and be making a donation to Larry either way. SHAME on Mitsubishi for putting these crappy caps in such a high temperature environment with minimal cooling!
The repairman showed up and had it taken apart, fixed, and put back together in about 40 minutes. Instead of using radioshack parts, he brought in what he said were the (top of the line) capacitors at about 4 bucks each. 25v. the old ones were bulged sure enough and now the tv works like a charm.
Total cost with labor and the fee to come to my house, $127.00. If I would have done it myself, I'm sure I would have had to take it back apart several times and put it back together until I had everything hooked back up correctly, so it was worth the extra money. Than you all so much for the help. this saved me mucho mula
I got mine apart fairly easy. Capacitors are bulging. Radio Shack in my area does not carry the required capacitors. The ones they do have are way too tall. Found a few at Fry's. I have a 25w soldering iron (up to 750F), but seem to have a problem with desoldering the capacitors. Can't seem to get it hot enough to wick. Going to have to try a friend with another soldering iron to see if they can get them out....
Larry Dillon said: Yes it does. If you want the detailed version with pictures and things, leave your e-mail and I would be more then happy to send it to you. Good Luck with this repair and let us know how you make out with this TV set.
Larry,
I have a Mitsubishi ws-55513 and I have the blinkin light of death. If possible would you please email me the detailed version with pictures so I can attempt to fix.
Amazing how replacing $2.50 worth of parts solves the problem! Finally found the caps at an electronic store. Had a friend replace them. Took about 1/2 hour, put it all back together and the TV is working again! Thank you for your help!
Larry Dillon said: The caps are bad for sure, replace them.
Hi Larry,
I have a Mits WD-Y65 that is only 6 months old and have the constant green light blinking problem. Does the capacitor replacement on the DM board walkthrough work for this model as well? If so please email to [email protected].
Larry Mulls here????? got the caps, replaced them, unfortuanately still have audio no video,resets in approx 60SEC flashing green light , the sony ic CXA2101AG THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED ON is $62.91 from nextronics same price from parts store but the are out of stock.The indicator on the board says it is IC2v00 my question two part is???? does this chip have to be soldered or can you just pop it out,with the symptom of the television resetting,is it likely there is still a power issue,besides the video,a refurb signal board looks to be about $235.00,I tried to double check my soldering on the the new caps,but the symptom remains indentical,any thought help or suggestions, is deeply appreciated,MODEL NUMBER MITSUBISHI WS-55859
Larry Dillon said: Sonny, where would you like me to send them too?
Hi Larry,
My Mits Ws-55513 just went out today, can you please send the detailed version with pics for the DM module. I saw that you may have emailed a few other people those plans.
Thank you for your info on this matter. My tv just started doing this and my extended warranty expired in June. I bought this tpe of tv since they are supposed to last 4x longer than plasmas. Please e-mail me the repair info with pictures to [email protected].
Larry, what a fantastic site. Many compliments to you in helping so many with this Mitsubishi "blinking green light". I also have this problem with my WS-55813. Would you please send instructions and pictures to me as well. Thanks in advance for your help. It is greatly appreciated! --Tom M.
Tom M said:Larry, what a fantastic site. Many compliments to you in helping so many with this Mitsubishi "blinking green light". I also have this problem with my WS-55813. Would you please send instructions and pictures to me as well. Thanks in advance for your help. It is greatly appreciated! --Tom M. email address is [email protected]
Sorry I did not provide may email address from previous request. Tom M's email address is [email protected]
(Mitsubishi WS-55813 green flasing light matter). Thanks Larry!
Tom M said:Larry, what a fantastic site. Many compliments to you in helping so many with this Mitsubishi "blinking green light". I also have this problem with my WS-55813. Would you please send instructions and pictures to me as well. Thanks in advance for your help. It is greatly appreciated! --Tom M. email address is [email protected]
Sorry I did not provide may email address from previous request. Tom M's email address is [email protected]
(Mitsubishi WS-55813 green flasing light matter). Thanks Larry!
I was talking to a local tech. about the needed replacement of the capacitors and he agreed but added that he would do a more indepth repair since these TV's were made cheaply in Mexico and he stated that capacitors go out because of changes in voltage not just heat. He said that the solder in the sets are pretty bad and recommends checking it and resoldering a lot of the key components. He would also check for leaks from the CRT's and replace the rubber grommets, change out the coolant fluid, clean the boards, install a system to prevent any future coolant leaks from getting on the boards, clean the lenses, and realign the lenses. All this for $650. It sounds like overkill and a little expensive. Do you think this is needed or should I start with the capacitors and eyeball the other areas to see if further repairs are needed?
Hi Larry. I too have the now infamous blinking light problem. Had a tech come out and told me it was the DM Module, but didn't have him fix it. My Mits is a WS-65712. I've nearly read through this entire thread and looked at the module (haven't removed yet), and the capacitor issue sounds like a good place to start. Can you please send me the illustrated version of the repair? My email is [email protected]. Thanks in advance!
Thanks Larry and Techlore! I replaced the capacitors in my WS-65712 (there were seven in this model), and it worked like a charm. I got the capacitors from Radio Shack. They are a little bigger in size, but you can make it work. If you have the model I have and need seven, consider finding an electronics supply store as Radio Shack normally only carries a few in stock. I had to go to three different stores to find seven of them.
Needless to say, I'm blown away by this experience. The repair shop was going to charge me about $1,000.00 for this repair. I fixed it myself for less than $20.00. Probably more importantly though, I got piece of mind. I'm not your typical 'tech' guy, and I was able to do this in a few hours total time (including drives to the store). It's a great thing to be able to do something that you didn't think you could do. Saving the money is the icing on the cake.
Thanks again Larry! You're a doing a great thing here, and it is very much appreciated!
Larry Dillon said: It is overkill for sure. Just replace the capacitors first.
Hi Larry I also have the blinking light of death. Last week it happend, then a few days later it turned back on. Now its out again.Could you send me insturctions and pics as well I have a ws65713 thank you my email is [email protected] s
It is on its way. Let us know how you make out with this repair. But if you do not understand one thing, please stop and play it safe and ask me or call in a pro to assist you as you will get one chance to repair this. I have seen in the past, a few people have ruined the printed circuit board by over heating or not knowing what they were doing. If this board gets ruined, look to spend at least 600 to 1000- bucks to replace this board. this is why you need to be sure to do it right the first time. Good Luck
Wow, quite a common problem all happening around the same time for many of us.
Larry,
I have a WS-55613 and woke up this morning with the same blinking power light of death problem. Can you please send me any information related to the fixing of the board. Something I can show an electronics person so they know what to do for me? I'd also like the service manual / file if that is possible too. Thank you.
Hey Larry,
I have a Mitsubishi ws-55515. This morning we woke up with the non stop blinking green light issue. Reset button and unplugging did not do anything. I called around and am being given estimates around $400.00 plus they won't to it on site so I have to pay them to pick the tv up and bring it back. We just had a baby and really can't afford the 400.
Can you send me that wonderful file? [email protected]
I have no soldering experience. where wouldst one go to have such work done?
Hey man,
Did you get around to sending me that walkthrough? dont mean to be pushy, but im a bit ancy to see if this works =)
THanks a ton in [email protected]
Sonny
Larry, Sent you a message earlier today, but I'm not sure I did it right.(new user) I have a Mitsubishi WS-65613 with, you guessed it, a continuous blinking light and no power up. Would you be kind enough to send whatever instructions you may have to me. something with pictures if possible. Thanks in advance.
Andrus
[email protected]
Andrus, Sonny, Edgewriter, and Solo2GS, I have sent the repair docs you all requested. Hope this helps. Let us know how you make out with this repair.
Larry, Thank you I recieved the file and will download it shortly. I also found another site talking about the problem & repair along with several pictures: http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=18816&page=6&pp=20
Perhaps between different models there are different symptoms, but I see one that says the power light stays on for 60 seconds then blinks and goes out and another where the light just blinks continuously, like mines does. I am going to pull the DM board out and replace the caps and hope for the best.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for sending the file. I called a local electronics repair place and they are willing to actually come to my house to do the repair at a savings of hundreds of dollars. The biggest help was that I knew exactly what the problem was when I explained it to them, they said it would be no big deal to fix.
I also heard back from an official Mitsubishi repair facility and the repairman said that he had fixed this particular issue on sets like mine many times and agreed that it was probably the problem.
Then last night a monkey wrench was thrown into the works. I walked by the TV and noticed that the light had stopped blinking. Out of curiosity, I pushed the power button and the set turned on. It acted completely normal. I was like "Oh crap." what if it was a different problem all together.
This morning I tried turning the TV on again and it looked like it was going to come on. Then the blinking started all over again. The blinking stopped though after a few minutes but the set stayed off. I tried turning it on again and the blinking started up.
What makes me nervous is that the symptoms changed. Yesterday the light just kept blinking all day. What if the problem is different?
What do you guys think?
The caps are bad for sure, replace them.
Edgewriter.
Mine did this as well, particularly after a power outage. The reason I'm figuring this happend is because the caps had a chance to cool down when the power was off. It would eventually come back up, but now my tv is down for sure. I'm waiting on the caps from digikey and should be able to make the repair this weekend. I will let you all know how it goes, and be making a donation to Larry either way. SHAME on Mitsubishi for putting these crappy caps in such a high temperature environment with minimal cooling!
-Gary
The repairman showed up and had it taken apart, fixed, and put back together in about 40 minutes. Instead of using radioshack parts, he brought in what he said were the (top of the line) capacitors at about 4 bucks each. 25v. the old ones were bulged sure enough and now the tv works like a charm.
Total cost with labor and the fee to come to my house, $127.00. If I would have done it myself, I'm sure I would have had to take it back apart several times and put it back together until I had everything hooked back up correctly, so it was worth the extra money. Than you all so much for the help. this saved me mucho mula
I got mine apart fairly easy. Capacitors are bulging. Radio Shack in my area does not carry the required capacitors. The ones they do have are way too tall. Found a few at Fry's. I have a 25w soldering iron (up to 750F), but seem to have a problem with desoldering the capacitors. Can't seem to get it hot enough to wick. Going to have to try a friend with another soldering iron to see if they can get them out....
Larry,
I have a Mitsubishi ws-55513 and I have the blinkin light of death. If possible would you please email me the detailed version with pictures so I can attempt to fix.
Thanks,
Joe
My email address is [email protected].
thanks,
Joe
Amazing how replacing $2.50 worth of parts solves the problem! Finally found the caps at an electronic store. Had a friend replace them. Took about 1/2 hour, put it all back together and the TV is working again! Thank you for your help!
Hi Larry,
I have a Mits WD-Y65 that is only 6 months old and have the constant green light blinking problem. Does the capacitor replacement on the DM board walkthrough work for this model as well? If so please email to [email protected].
Thanks in advance!!
Dan
Larry Mulls here????? got the caps, replaced them, unfortuanately still have audio no video,resets in approx 60SEC flashing green light , the sony ic CXA2101AG THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED ON is $62.91 from nextronics same price from parts store but the are out of stock.The indicator on the board says it is IC2v00 my question two part is???? does this chip have to be soldered or can you just pop it out,with the symptom of the television resetting,is it likely there is still a power issue,besides the video,a refurb signal board looks to be about $235.00,I tried to double check my soldering on the the new caps,but the symptom remains indentical,any thought help or suggestions, is deeply appreciated,MODEL NUMBER MITSUBISHI WS-55859
Hi Larry,
My Mits Ws-55513 just went out today, can you please send the detailed version with pics for the DM module. I saw that you may have emailed a few other people those plans.
Larry
Thank you for your info on this matter. My tv just started doing this and my extended warranty expired in June. I bought this tpe of tv since they are supposed to last 4x longer than plasmas. Please e-mail me the repair info with pictures to [email protected].
Thanks again.
Tim
tim and simon, I mailed the info to you. Good Luck
Larry, what a fantastic site. Many compliments to you in helping so many with this Mitsubishi "blinking green light". I also have this problem with my WS-55813. Would you please send instructions and pictures to me as well. Thanks in advance for your help. It is greatly appreciated! --Tom M.
Sorry I did not provide may email address from previous request. Tom M's email address is [email protected]
(Mitsubishi WS-55813 green flasing light matter). Thanks Larry!
Sorry I did not provide may email address from previous request. Tom M's email address is [email protected]
(Mitsubishi WS-55813 green flasing light matter). Thanks Larry!
I was talking to a local tech. about the needed replacement of the capacitors and he agreed but added that he would do a more indepth repair since these TV's were made cheaply in Mexico and he stated that capacitors go out because of changes in voltage not just heat. He said that the solder in the sets are pretty bad and recommends checking it and resoldering a lot of the key components. He would also check for leaks from the CRT's and replace the rubber grommets, change out the coolant fluid, clean the boards, install a system to prevent any future coolant leaks from getting on the boards, clean the lenses, and realign the lenses. All this for $650. It sounds like overkill and a little expensive. Do you think this is needed or should I start with the capacitors and eyeball the other areas to see if further repairs are needed?
It is overkill for sure. Just replace the capacitors first.
Hi Larry. I too have the now infamous blinking light problem. Had a tech come out and told me it was the DM Module, but didn't have him fix it. My Mits is a WS-65712. I've nearly read through this entire thread and looked at the module (haven't removed yet), and the capacitor issue sounds like a good place to start. Can you please send me the illustrated version of the repair? My email is [email protected]. Thanks in advance!
Hi Larry,
Would you mind sending me the service manual and any pertanent info that I might need to replace
the caps on mine. I have a WS-65513 and the front LED is constantly blinking.
I appreciate all the help you give!!!
[email protected]
Thanks Larry and Techlore! I replaced the capacitors in my WS-65712 (there were seven in this model), and it worked like a charm. I got the capacitors from Radio Shack. They are a little bigger in size, but you can make it work. If you have the model I have and need seven, consider finding an electronics supply store as Radio Shack normally only carries a few in stock. I had to go to three different stores to find seven of them.
Needless to say, I'm blown away by this experience. The repair shop was going to charge me about $1,000.00 for this repair. I fixed it myself for less than $20.00. Probably more importantly though, I got piece of mind. I'm not your typical 'tech' guy, and I was able to do this in a few hours total time (including drives to the store). It's a great thing to be able to do something that you didn't think you could do. Saving the money is the icing on the cake.
Thanks again Larry! You're a doing a great thing here, and it is very much appreciated!
Take care!
Hi Larry I also have the blinking light of death. Last week it happend, then a few days later it turned back on. Now its out again.Could you send me insturctions and pics as well I have a ws65713 thank you my email is [email protected] s
acdam, the e-mail address you left does not work, it keeps coming back.
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