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Optoma HD180 DLP Video Projector Repair (BW Picture/No Button Response)
I picked up this Optoma HD180 on eBay while searching the "parts repairs" listings. It was listed as having no color in the picture. Usually that means an exploded color wheel. The price was decent($100 shipped with the remote) so I went ahead.
Upon diving into it, the color wheel was definitely bad. A few years ago, I bought a few HD20 replacement color wheels which is the same wheel for the HD180. I had forgotten about them but after I recorded the video, I found the old invoices from buying them (2016? Remember 2016?). I paid about double what they go for now...At least it has a new color wheel and I got rid of some old stock.
I do wish the seller had mentioned that they had it open because I found the keyboard cable had been damaged and the attempted "fix" only made it worse. Fortunately I had a cable from a scrap unit.
The case was also partly damaged. It had the common dried/brittle plastic which is pretty annoying but well known. I fixed it up with CA glue and shrunk tubing.
The projector lamp (BL-FP230D) was thoroughly used up. The amount of gunk in the arc tube was pretty severe. Being that this is going to be a projector that someone can buy on the cheap, I opted to use a 220W PVIP in place of the 230W PVIP currently installed. I go over the reasoning behind using a bulb rated 10W less, but essentially it appears that most bulbs have about a 50 watt range that they will operate in. Meaning 25W up from the stated rating and 25W down. The 220W lamp would run from 195W up to 245W. That means running at 230W would be perfectly fine. If this was a paid repair, I would replace the entire assembly. This projector is going to likely be for someone's outdoor movie theater or a secondary projector in the house. Using the bulb that I did will save them a bunch of money and keep the resale cost down. After I finished, I did test the projector for 2 hours. I had no picture issues and definitely no temperature issues.
I will say, the picture looks as good as my HD20 that I run at home. I contemplated keeping it but I don't need to hoard any more projectors. I need to do the opposite :)
It's currently listed on eBay(I'll remove this once it sells). If you are interested, click the link. I am open to offers, and shipping is free.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Optoma-HD180-DLP-Video-Projector-with-Remote/184774175130
If you need a good lamp with the PVIP 230 inside:
https://www.purelandsupply.com/optoma-projector-lamp_hd180.html
Use YT50 for 5% off your purchase(I got a coupon to offer everyone!)
Thanks for watching!
\o/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKDua31Z3D0
Upon diving into it, the color wheel was definitely bad. A few years ago, I bought a few HD20 replacement color wheels which is the same wheel for the HD180. I had forgotten about them but after I recorded the video, I found the old invoices from buying them (2016? Remember 2016?). I paid about double what they go for now...At least it has a new color wheel and I got rid of some old stock.
I do wish the seller had mentioned that they had it open because I found the keyboard cable had been damaged and the attempted "fix" only made it worse. Fortunately I had a cable from a scrap unit.
The case was also partly damaged. It had the common dried/brittle plastic which is pretty annoying but well known. I fixed it up with CA glue and shrunk tubing.
The projector lamp (BL-FP230D) was thoroughly used up. The amount of gunk in the arc tube was pretty severe. Being that this is going to be a projector that someone can buy on the cheap, I opted to use a 220W PVIP in place of the 230W PVIP currently installed. I go over the reasoning behind using a bulb rated 10W less, but essentially it appears that most bulbs have about a 50 watt range that they will operate in. Meaning 25W up from the stated rating and 25W down. The 220W lamp would run from 195W up to 245W. That means running at 230W would be perfectly fine. If this was a paid repair, I would replace the entire assembly. This projector is going to likely be for someone's outdoor movie theater or a secondary projector in the house. Using the bulb that I did will save them a bunch of money and keep the resale cost down. After I finished, I did test the projector for 2 hours. I had no picture issues and definitely no temperature issues.
I will say, the picture looks as good as my HD20 that I run at home. I contemplated keeping it but I don't need to hoard any more projectors. I need to do the opposite :)
It's currently listed on eBay(I'll remove this once it sells). If you are interested, click the link. I am open to offers, and shipping is free.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Optoma-HD180-DLP-Video-Projector-with-Remote/184774175130
If you need a good lamp with the PVIP 230 inside:
https://www.purelandsupply.com/optoma-projector-lamp_hd180.html
Use YT50 for 5% off your purchase(I got a coupon to offer everyone!)
Thanks for watching!
\o/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKDua31Z3D0
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