2300MP Projector - no power.

Question

My 2300MP projector not getting any power. I tried plugging it into a different outlet,  but the green light on the power button no longer comes on. Any idea what might be wrong?

jdoerner · Answer

Identical problem encountered with a 2300MP last week.  The projector worked fine one day and dead the next.  Did you discover a solution?

MercatorCat · Answer

The best I can find is this place in VA, but it will probably cost me around $250.

http://www.avalontc.com/

I'm not much of a Dell fan anymore. Spent $1000 for something that only works for 18 months!

ussmillerco · Answer

No turn on can be many things. loose unseated boards. open board level part. fuse blown(yes these all have fuses buried on the power supply board. fuses blown almost always means shorted component like capacitor etc) fuses blow for a reason. Taking it all apart and looking rarely reveals things but worth a look since few options exist for repair. problem is that burnt component maybe caused by other components that arent physically damaged. Real problem is that dell doesnt give out of warranty assistance or parts at all to my knowledge. Dell how about releasing schematics, part numbers for boards and price lists to individuals. especially dlp main boards. Maybe Jimmy P can clue us in on if these things are even possible for individuals who spent good money for a projector that now has more in common with a brick. Sending a projector to dell from what ive heard usually results in a repair price that exceeds its street value so your basically skee-rued

DELL-Jimmy P · Answer

You can contact Decision One at 800-786-6786, extension 222 for diagnoses and repair on out of warranty projectors. You might also check out what Chris suggested here.

ShawnFL · Answer

MercatorCat, did the repair end up solving the problem. I have the identical issue with my 2300, came in one sunday and would not show any power, tried it in different outlet, same results. What did the end diagnosis reveal? Is it a bad power supply, blown fuse, bad capacitor on mother board?

Thanks, puzzled in Florida

TrevorFL · Answer

Same thing here. Sounds like a serious flaw in the 2300MP. I'm sending mine to AvalonTC. I'll post the results for sure. Feel free to remind me if you don't hear in 3 weeks (with shipping time).

TrevorFL · Answer

Here is my invoice from Avalon TC: Part Description Quantity Price ($) Ballast Unit (exch) 1 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0       Service Description :   Ballast Unit is needed to repair. Part and Labor.     Cost Of Parts ($):     88 Delivery Charges ($):     20 Virginia Tax 5% ($):     0 Service Cost ($):     175 Total ($):     $283.00

salcaide1 · Answer

Link is not relevent to 2300MP (what Chris suggested)

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Part Description	Quantity	Price ($)
Ballast Unit (exch)	1	88
	0	0
	0	0
	0	0
	0	0

Service Description :
Ballast Unit is needed to repair. Part and Labor.
Cost Of Parts ($):		88
Delivery Charges ($):		20
Virginia Tax 5% ($):		0
Service Cost ($):		175
Total ($):		$283.00