unwritt3n Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 9 minutes ago, RCADees said: How many hours does the lamp currently have? Based on the instructions manual, blinking blue and steady orange seems to be a lamp issue: Yeah this is what the LEDs are doing, so a lamp error/failure... I tried all those things. I can't remember how many hours it had (can't check as no picture comes up now), but it was probably about ~500ish hours. I've ordered a replacement lamp from Epson in the meantime, see if that fixes it. I'm just worried it's something else. I've seen a few posts on reddit (different model) that ended up being a lamp 'driver' issue...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCADees Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 3 hours ago, unwritt3n said: Yeah this is what the LEDs are doing, so a lamp error/failure... I tried all those things. I can't remember how many hours it had (can't check as no picture comes up now), but it was probably about ~500ish hours. I've ordered a replacement lamp from Epson in the meantime, see if that fixes it. I'm just worried it's something else. I've seen a few posts on reddit (different model) that ended up being a lamp 'driver' issue...? Good move, I would start with the lamp replacement and go from there. Other members here have more experience and they may be able to give you a few more ideas. Failing that contact Epson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unwritt3n Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 46 minutes ago, RCADees said: Good move, I would start with the lamp replacement and go from there. Other members here have more experience and they may be able to give you a few more ideas. Failing that contact Epson. Yeah, hopefully it's just the lamp. I was surprised for it to be dead as I swear I recently checked and it was around that 500 hr mark so should've had more life and it's picture/brightness was still really good. But yeah, guess I'll find out soon enough if it's the lamp or something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCADees Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, unwritt3n said: Yeah, hopefully it's just the lamp. I was surprised for it to be dead as I swear I recently checked and it was around that 500 hr mark so should've had more life and it's picture/brightness was still really good. But yeah, guess I'll find out soon enough if it's the lamp or something else I am just guessing that there is something wrong with that one lamp and it is shutting itself down as a protection. With lamps that cheap I always keep an extra one just in case. Out of curiosity, were you running the lamp in high, medium or low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unwritt3n Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Great news, the replacement lamp arrived from Epson already (very pleased with that fast free shipping!) and it's working again! Just checked, my original lamp had only 1640 hours use on it. They are expected to have approx 3500 hrs according to the manual... I use the 'Standard' picture mode 99% of the time, but I recall changing the fan speed to Low/Eco to reduce the noise, perhaps that was detrimental to it's life..? My projector hangs upside down, I had to take it down to replace it. Once I get it back up and realigned I'll double check my settings and reset the lamp hours on the new one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCADees Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 31 minutes ago, unwritt3n said: Great news, the replacement lamp arrived from Epson already (very pleased with that fast free shipping!) and it's working again! Just checked, my original lamp had only 1640 hours use on it. They are expected to have approx 3500 hrs according to the manual... I use the 'Standard' picture mode 99% of the time, but I recall changing the fan speed to Low/Eco to reduce the noise, perhaps that was detrimental to it's life..? My projector hangs upside down, I had to take it down to replace it. Once I get it back up and realigned I'll double check my settings and reset the lamp hours on the new one. Fantastic news. Great to hear. My projector calibrator did say that although on low lamp mode Epson says that you can get up to 5,000 hours from it, he did say that to maintain proper performance, to consider replacing the lamp at around 1,000 hours. I am guessing that he wasn't just talking about colour accuracy. At A$150 per lamp it does make me think that these lamps are probably not built like the $800 ones from JVC and others. Good idea to keep a spare one around! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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