Hi,
This is my first post here so apologies if this is in the wrong place, or even the wrong forum! Looking around i can tell there is a lot of knowledge here on the subject.
I managed to procure an old monitor from work which I'm trying to convert into a light box for drawing. I've found threads and videos of this being done using a separate power supply to feed the inverter boards, but I'm hoping that i can use the monitors own power supply to do this.
The monitor is an old one with two cfl's.
I've stripped down the monitor to the diffuser layer already and it now functions as a light box, but only for a few seconds at a time. I assume that this a power saving feature, since there is no signal going to the monitor, it turns itself off.
I tried disconnecting the controller board, but the backlight will not turn on without it.
The power supply is a benq 4H L2E02 A35. Does anyone know if there is a trace i can cut/component i can remove/signal i can short to ground, which will isolate the output to the inverters?
All other suggestions welcome, attached is an image of the guts of the monitor in it's current state.
Thanks all in advance!
This is my first post here so apologies if this is in the wrong place, or even the wrong forum! Looking around i can tell there is a lot of knowledge here on the subject.
I managed to procure an old monitor from work which I'm trying to convert into a light box for drawing. I've found threads and videos of this being done using a separate power supply to feed the inverter boards, but I'm hoping that i can use the monitors own power supply to do this.
The monitor is an old one with two cfl's.
I've stripped down the monitor to the diffuser layer already and it now functions as a light box, but only for a few seconds at a time. I assume that this a power saving feature, since there is no signal going to the monitor, it turns itself off.
I tried disconnecting the controller board, but the backlight will not turn on without it.
The power supply is a benq 4H L2E02 A35. Does anyone know if there is a trace i can cut/component i can remove/signal i can short to ground, which will isolate the output to the inverters?
All other suggestions welcome, attached is an image of the guts of the monitor in it's current state.
Thanks all in advance!
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