So I have a monitor that I bought of ebay that was claimed working but really wasn't. I ordered a complete set of caps and changed out the 470uf 25v's but I haven't replaced the ones on the vga board becase they look good. In fact all the caps look good before I changed out the caps, and I tested after the 8 changed out and still same result.
I can power it on and off. It powers on and if connected will register with computer and stay blue, but if not connected it will turn amber in sleep mode. The Gateway logo power on and I can see the backlight in the background on the lcd. I was thinking it was a cap issue like the other monitor that I had (exactly the same), but thoses caps obviously showed signs of failure. These (left over on vga board) however do not show any signs of failure and the symtoms are a little different. My other monitor would not allow me to turn it off and this one does.
So I guess what I need to do is use my meter and check the post. I have a Fluke 1000 and it's automatic so I think I just need to set to Auto DC, but I am wanting some assistance where to test and what I should expect.
This is my first post in this forum and I am sure there is more you will want from me so I will stop here to allow for a better accumilation of the facts for you guys to help diagnois.
I can power it on and off. It powers on and if connected will register with computer and stay blue, but if not connected it will turn amber in sleep mode. The Gateway logo power on and I can see the backlight in the background on the lcd. I was thinking it was a cap issue like the other monitor that I had (exactly the same), but thoses caps obviously showed signs of failure. These (left over on vga board) however do not show any signs of failure and the symtoms are a little different. My other monitor would not allow me to turn it off and this one does.
So I guess what I need to do is use my meter and check the post. I have a Fluke 1000 and it's automatic so I think I just need to set to Auto DC, but I am wanting some assistance where to test and what I should expect.
This is my first post in this forum and I am sure there is more you will want from me so I will stop here to allow for a better accumilation of the facts for you guys to help diagnois.
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