I just replaced the screen and the inverter from my laptop and it still doesn't work. I bought both used (screen from ebay and a possibly refurbished inverter) and I still have the exact same issue---- so before spending more money, I want to diagnose the problem correctly.
Toshiba L35-S2161 (PSL33U-02401D)
Over the course of a few weeks the display started to disappear. It would work normally sometimes (even powered on for a full day), and sometimes I could only see a very very faint image.
I have connected the laptop to an external monitor and the image on the external monitor is fine.
I replace the inverter first and the problem didn't change, so I ordered a used screen from ebay, and the problem didn't change. So, today I opened it up to see if there was any visible damage (or anything that would indicate a motherboard problem) and I noticed that a couple of the capacitors had some black tar-like gunk on them. I'm not sure what the type of capacitors are called, but am I safe to assume that they don't leak like electrolytics? I have pictures on my phone, but am not able to upload them at the moment.
I was unable to find a diagram online, but the affected capacitors are marked on the board with these labels: PC503, PC505, PC509, PC510. They could just be dirty with some spill damage, but I've never played with this type of cap so I'm not sure what it is.
Toshiba L35-S2161 (PSL33U-02401D)
Over the course of a few weeks the display started to disappear. It would work normally sometimes (even powered on for a full day), and sometimes I could only see a very very faint image.
I have connected the laptop to an external monitor and the image on the external monitor is fine.
I replace the inverter first and the problem didn't change, so I ordered a used screen from ebay, and the problem didn't change. So, today I opened it up to see if there was any visible damage (or anything that would indicate a motherboard problem) and I noticed that a couple of the capacitors had some black tar-like gunk on them. I'm not sure what the type of capacitors are called, but am I safe to assume that they don't leak like electrolytics? I have pictures on my phone, but am not able to upload them at the moment.
I was unable to find a diagram online, but the affected capacitors are marked on the board with these labels: PC503, PC505, PC509, PC510. They could just be dirty with some spill damage, but I've never played with this type of cap so I'm not sure what it is.
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