I have an ASUS VE205 that was given to me with the 2 seconds to black symtoms. I replaced all of the caps (They were Lelon and Elite garbage) with Panasonics, but the problem still persisted. Then I tried checking the CCFLs with another monitor, and they worked fine. I also tried a known good spare, and when I plugged it in to the top connector, the monitor stayed on. With it plugged into the bottom, it still shut off after two seconds.
Then, just to see what would happen, I plugged the bottom ccfl into the top connector, and the top ccfl into the bottom connector, and lo and behold, the monitor stayed on!
So, my question is this, is it most likely a ccfl problem, or is it something else? I read another thread on this monitor, and someone had a problem where the CCFL would short out ageanst the frame of the LCD panel, could that be causing the same symptoms? Also, would it be ok to leave the CCFL connectors swapped like this?
Then, just to see what would happen, I plugged the bottom ccfl into the top connector, and the top ccfl into the bottom connector, and lo and behold, the monitor stayed on!
So, my question is this, is it most likely a ccfl problem, or is it something else? I read another thread on this monitor, and someone had a problem where the CCFL would short out ageanst the frame of the LCD panel, could that be causing the same symptoms? Also, would it be ok to leave the CCFL connectors swapped like this?
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