Comments on: How To Replace the Color Wheel in Your Samsung DLP Television and Save $40/[

By: Ray H

Ray H — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:51:11 +0000

Thanks Scott – excellent instructions. Replaing the color wheel went very well except for the thin copper cable connection – the connector on my TV was in backwards from yours. So with a magnifying glass, I could see which side needed to come in contact with the end of the copper wire. All & all it was a piece of cake – especially going back in the second time. This easily saved me $200 from what a quote from my TV repair shop ($300 parts & labor). I ordered the CW from PartsStore.com & got it in 2 days for $100. Great service.
Thanks, Ray

By: anthonyhigdon

anthonyhigdon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:22:08 +0000

I have the same problem. I read elsewhere it may be the “light tunnel aka. light pipe”
It is the rectangular tube behind the color wheel. I may have jarred loose the 4 mirrors that are high temp glued together. They say I need a certified tech to replace this tube. I will post my results. If anyone thinks I can accomplish this task as a DIY, please advise.
ANT

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:39:06 +0000

My colors on the screen are bleeding! About a tear ago a Samsung repair service came and used my remote to calibrate the color wheel and the picture was perfect?

I am looking for directions for this calibration? Can you p[lease help?

By: Paul Ringel

Paul Ringel — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:05:51 +0000

My Samsung HLN467Wx/Waa 46″ had a color wheel replaced close to 3 yrs ago. We are currently not hearing the “banshee noise” however when my wife turned on the TV last evening, the unit would power up, cycle on 3-4 times and then the three indicator lights would flash. Only way to kill it was to unplug TV. Using the side power button would do no good – just recycle trying to turn on. Second issue is light vertical lines on the screen – almost like scratch marks. More visible if viewed on angle than straight-on. At this point, I'd be happy with a picture and vertical lines! Appreciate any guidance – thanks.

By: thanayi

thanayi — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:10 +0000

I installed color wheel.. now the picture has alot of blue. how do i fix the color.

By: Ro

Ro — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:28:30 +0000

Replaced lamp, ballast and color wheel. Turned on set and everything worked great, but it lasted about 10 seconds before there was a “click”, everything went dark and the 3 lights on the front panel started flashing again, are there any comments on what else I ca try

By: Anthony Higdon

Anthony Higdon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:53:53 +0000

Help Please!!!
Everything works but, I get these dark wide lines diagonally across the upper left of the screen. I took everything apart, made sure the foam was not blocking the projector lens, made sure the color wheel was mounted correctly with the wires routed cleanly, and wiped off the lens with a camera's microfiber cloth. I am still getting the lines lick something is blocking the picture!!!! any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Anthony

By: New User

New User — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:25:13 +0000

Is there a step by step instruction to replace the #2 Fan on a Samsung HL-S6188W? I am getting that check #2 Fan message… Please Help… and Does anyone have the Service Manual?

By: Tim Skutt

Tim Skutt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:35:46 +0000

Having experience replacing laptop motherboards will come in handy with this. I just did it myself. Samsung HLN507w bought in 2004, 6 years later the color wheel was starting to buzz.

Some notes I made:

It was easier for me to unplug all the wires on the board in step 4. The cables are all keyed so they are pretty easy to put back in correctly.

In step 6 for the cover sensor, I unplugged the other end, as well as the fan to remove from the center piece to slide it out. You have to pinch the bottom of the wire to remove the clips, but it was easy.

In Step 7, I did just pull the wires for the non copper connection. Came right out.

In step 8, the screw to the front was really far down in there, but once I learned that it made it go easier.

Thanks again for the awesome instructions.

By: Jerald

Jerald — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:14:12 +0000

Well, I'm done. Replaced the color wheel & everything works fine. Boy it was a bear, though. Thanks for the great tutorial. A couple of comments/tips:

1. I have a 507W model, which has a second fan on the right side (as you're looking from the back toward the front of the tv). You have to detach the fan assembly from the tv chassis by removing the two screws that hold it on, before you can move the center assembly out. By detaching the fan assembly from the chassis, you can avoid disconnecting the fan wires at the center circuit board.

2. As the anonymous Samsung tech suggested, removing the blue/white wire from the color wheel rather than from the DMD board worked very well. A piece broke off of the original color wheel's connector just like he said it would. My eyes aren't too good so I had a little trouble removing the blue/white wire from the new color wheel until I realized that the connector attached a little differently. The male connector on the cable side of new color wheel has to be squeezed to separate it from the fixed female connector, rather than prying up a tab on the female connector on the original color wheel.

For anybody who hasn't done this sort of electronics repair before, congratulations if you get this working. You've certainly accomplished something impressive.