hi all ive just bought a replacement lamp(used about 6,000hrs left) for a rear projection tv and ive no idea how to go about reseting the timer without a reset kit can anyone help pls pls pls:thumbsup:

Make & model?

hi its a sagem htd 501 dlp rear proj tv

Do Sagem not have help on their website?

yeah they do but it no help

With the new replacement lamp unit, there is an additional circuit board on the housing, this aligns to two tiny contacts inside the tv. (you can see it when u look inside the socket. its green and about 10mm by 20mm and labeled lamp safety). this circuit board (on the lamp unit) is absent on the one that comes with a new htd501. I believe the replacement lamp housings circuit board is a 500Ma fuse, which momentarily sends a current to reset the timing device then immediately blows, leaving your timing device reset to 0hrs.

Simply solder a resistor (value 470 Ohms) across the contacts,
then put the bulb and housing back
then screw the black front plate on
switch on tv as normal
wait for light to turn green
switch off tv
timer is now reset
take all the above apart again!
remove the resistor
put it all back together again
your tv is now fixed!!!!

Google is your friend!!................. http://www.fixya.com/support/t468925-sagem_dlp_htd_501

cheers m8 can i have this done even thou i avent got a reset kit and if so do you know of anybody how might do it for me:thumbsup: