Hi BadCaps folks,
After six months of searching, I have finally come across another dead monitor - on Craigslist. The good news is that the monitor was free, and the other news is that it doesn't look like a straightforward cap replacement project.
On this particular 912N, if I plug in the power cord only, I get the shifting box that says Check Signal - only the box borders are not as well defined as I would expect. And then, when I plug in the video cord to my PC, it goes into 'two seconds to black' mode.
I have taken a cursory look at both boards, and saw nothing out of the ordinary, including the always-suspect Samxon caps. I have tried reseating the ribbon cables, and also tried a different VGA cord. Power board photos are below; I can post logic board photos if necessary.
It is my hope that these symptoms sound familiar to someone; my backup plan is to change the caps and hope for the best.
LAS.
After six months of searching, I have finally come across another dead monitor - on Craigslist. The good news is that the monitor was free, and the other news is that it doesn't look like a straightforward cap replacement project.
On this particular 912N, if I plug in the power cord only, I get the shifting box that says Check Signal - only the box borders are not as well defined as I would expect. And then, when I plug in the video cord to my PC, it goes into 'two seconds to black' mode.
I have taken a cursory look at both boards, and saw nothing out of the ordinary, including the always-suspect Samxon caps. I have tried reseating the ribbon cables, and also tried a different VGA cord. Power board photos are below; I can post logic board photos if necessary.
It is my hope that these symptoms sound familiar to someone; my backup plan is to change the caps and hope for the best.
LAS.
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