On Saturday, July 12th, members Carl R. Knapp and Geoffrey Tattersfield arrived on the scene to repair a rear projection Mistsubishi WD-65835 HD television.

The task involved the removal of the set’s “light engine” in order to replace the faulty 4719-001997 chip that was the root cause of problem.

The instructions found online though helpful, showed a slightly different internal configuration than what we had inside, so the quick surgical precision anticipated instead turned into a game of “well I think this is supposed to be that”.

Here we can see Geoff with his thinking cap on.

After many (more than originally thought!) hours we emerged victorious, having slain the beast armed with nothing more than our wits, some coffee, and mostly patience.

Testing it out with a modified Microsoft XBOX, we found our efforts to have paid off. We look forward to utilizing this awesome screen for future events here at Splat Space!