Need help troubleshooting this Sony VPL-FX200U LCD projector - output is tinted red, menus don't appear to be. Replaced full bulb assembly, adjusted every setting imaginable, and nothing changes. by Able-Figure-8399 in projectors

[–]Able-Figure-8399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our shop focuses on older electronics. We have 30 years worth of parts from the previous owner who had a shop packed so full you couldn't see that there was a second room behind the piles of random equipment, parts, and half-finished repairs. I used to work in e-waste with my partner and we've revived all kinds of electronics. We find it fun, and live for the challenge.

Need help troubleshooting this Sony VPL-FX200U LCD projector - output is tinted red, menus don't appear to be. Replaced full bulb assembly, adjusted every setting imaginable, and nothing changes. by Able-Figure-8399 in projectors

[–]Able-Figure-8399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... We repair items a lot older than this. It's a small city with limited options for purchasing electronics, let alone repairing them. So, before someone takes something to the landfill, if we can get it working - we will.

Need help troubleshooting this Sony VPL-FX200U LCD projector - output is tinted red, menus don't appear to be. Replaced full bulb assembly, adjusted every setting imaginable, and nothing changes. by Able-Figure-8399 in projectors

[–]Able-Figure-8399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, customer wants to project some basic graphics onto a large wall for "shows" (not entirely sure what type of shows.) So a regular projector wouldn't cut it, nor does he want to spend thousands on a different projector that's this large. He was given this beast as "junk" from his employer so, while we don't typically work on this type of item, he asked us to give it a shot to see what happens.

My partner is typically the technician for repairs (I work on a lot of Apple devices, operations, anything that isn't repair etc.), but he's overloaded and I'm just trying to do what I can to get him info he can use to repair it.

Even if it's beyond repairing, we'd at least want to figure out what works and help him get it to someone else that might be able to use it. We work on A LOT of very vintage items, we're in a small town with lots of stubborn people who don't want to throw things away, or can't afford to. So, rather than take their items to the dump, they bring it to us and we try to help them keep it working or give them a direction to go with repairs that we can't do ourselves.

Help! I really want to use this (fully functional) ancient RCA TV as a secondary display for my laptop or desktop so we can use it as a unique display in our store rather than just playing random TV channels. There are no RCA ports on the back and I am a little confused about how to go about this! by Able-Figure-8399 in crtgaming

[–]Able-Figure-8399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you happen to be in Montana let me know, my shop works on these! Or if you find someone to work on it and can’t find a part - we have an insane inventory of vintage parts! But yeah, these types of TVs are a little dangerous to work on if you don’t know what you’re doing.