Acer H5360 - Fire Hazard?
I've been enjoying a year and a half of fantastic 3D Vision gaming on my Acer H5360 DLP projector. But over the weekend, the projector began emitting aromatic black smoke while a dark brown blotch appeared on the screen. After opening the projector and poking around inside (using a copy of the H5360 Service Manual I found on-line), I located a badly burned and melted plastic lens of some kind a bit behind the main external lens. I have no idea why this suddently happened, and I've only got 989 hours of use on the projector's original bulb. Supposedly I can get this out-of-warranty and discontinued projector repaired by Acer for a flat $250.00 fee, but who knows if this will happen again? Be careful if you use this projector. Your home may depend on it!
I've been enjoying a year and a half of fantastic 3D Vision gaming on my Acer H5360 DLP projector. But over the weekend, the projector began emitting aromatic black smoke while a dark brown blotch appeared on the screen. After opening the projector and poking around inside (using a copy of the H5360 Service Manual I found on-line), I located a badly burned and melted plastic lens of some kind a bit behind the main external lens.

I have no idea why this suddently happened, and I've only got 989 hours of use on the projector's original bulb. Supposedly I can get this out-of-warranty and discontinued projector repaired by Acer for a flat $250.00 fee, but who knows if this will happen again?

Be careful if you use this projector. Your home may depend on it!

#1
Posted 12/02/2013 03:03 PM   
I don't know how old it is, but I'd try and get Acer to repair that for free. They could get into a lot of strife over that.
I don't know how old it is, but I'd try and get Acer to repair that for free. They could get into a lot of strife over that.

#2
Posted 12/02/2013 04:41 PM   
I agree - get on at them asap. You seemed to joke about it, but your home literally could depend on this. It could even initiate a recall, unless something else happened like the fan vent was covered etc. They'll definitely want to keep this under wraps if they can.
I agree - get on at them asap. You seemed to joke about it, but your home literally could depend on this. It could even initiate a recall, unless something else happened like the fan vent was covered etc. They'll definitely want to keep this under wraps if they can.

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#3
Posted 12/02/2013 05:22 PM   
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