Introduction

It is common for light bulbs to burn out and eventually degrade over time, resulting in early obsoletion of otherwise perfectly usable technology. With this guide, extend the life of your projectors through a quick and environmentally conscientious alternative. No need to throw the entire thing out and purchase a new one.

By simply removing and replacing the inner lamp of your Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3020, save yourself the financial strain and gift yourself with years worth of projector fun: all the movies, slideshow nights, and photo collages you could ever want.

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    • Power off and Unplug the Projector.

    • Allow the lamp to cool for at least an hour.

    • The lamp inside the projector may be hot to the touch, posing risk of skin burns. Please ensure that the projector has been unplugged and left to cool before beginning this repair.

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    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to unscrew the captive screw on the lamp cover.

    • Slowly remove the cover once unscrewed.

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    • Unscrew the two captive screws at the base of the lamp by turning them counter clockwise using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

    • This lamp contains mercury, handle with caution once removed.

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    • Place the new lamp in and screw back in place.

    • Using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver, rotate the screws clockwise but avoid tightening them to the point of resistance.

    • The new lamp should be placed so that the CAUTION sign is facing outward.

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    • Place cover for the lamp housing back on.

    • Using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver, rotate the screw clockwise but avoid tightening it to the point of resistance.

    • Make sure that the new lamp is screwed in tightly before putting back the lamp housing cover.

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    • Safely dispose of burnt-out lamp according to your municipality’s disposal guidelines for electronics.

    • CAUTION: This lamp contains mercury, handle with caution once removed.

Conclusion

We sincerely hope that this guide provided clarity for your bulb replacement. While the Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 3020 guide does include instructions on replacing a projector lamp, we found them to be difficult to navigate—containing no images and being quite brief in nature. Our goal was to create a more comprehensive guide for this repair, complete with high quality pictures to maximize both accessibility and usability for our users.

Enjoy your projectors good-as-new.


Alyssa Tai

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