technobeam color wheel problem

[quote=sosumi;44102]I have a technobeam tha
t just yesterday the color wheel stopped working. It jerks a little like it's trying to move but won't spin. There is a fair amount of resistance when trying to move it by hand, not sure if that's normal. No unusual output on the lcd. Any ideas?

Also I have another one that blew its main fuse, after I replaced it, the unit works fine except shows spinning letters/symbols on the led 24 hours a day, whether on, in use or idle mode.

Thanks!

If the motor moves freely without power, then that is either a blown driver chip (likely) or a bad phase in the motor (much less likely).

I can't help on the second . . . Techno's aren't on of my "staples" . . .

- Tim

[quote=sosumi;44102]I have a technobeam tha
t just yesterday the color wheel stopped working. It jerks a little like it's trying to move but won't spin. There is a fair amount of resistance when trying to move it by hand, not sure if that's normal. No unusual output on the lcd. Any ideas?

Also I have another one that blew its main fuse, after I replaced it, the unit works fine except shows spinning letters/symbols on the led 24 hours a day, whether on, in use or idle mode.

Thanks!

If the motor moves freely without power, then that is either a blown driver chip (likely) or a bad phase in the motor (much less likely).

I can't help on the second . . . Techno's aren't on of my "staples" . . .

- Tim