I apologize in advance if this particular problem has been hashed out to death. However, I want to make sure it really is the caps and not some other component before I place any orders (more on that later).
The monitor flickers heavily for perhaps 30-60 seconds or so on startup before it goes black. After that, if I turn it off and then on again, the screen will appear for a split second before it goes black. Also, I should note that when this happens, if I look closely at the monitor, I can actually see the image, it's just very dim - too dim to be of any use. When this first started happening, my solution was to just turn the monitor off and on repeatedly for anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes until it eventually stayed on. But as I was researching the problem, I learned that if I turned the brightness down to the minimum level, the image would typically stick after only a few power cycles. After a few minutes, I can usually then turn the brightness back up without issue.
I actually came across this board and learned of the bad caps problem earlier, but after I discovered the brightness trick, I decided to just live with it. However, I will soon be visiting my folks for a weekend, and my father is a former electrician with tools and a lot of experience. So I thought I'd perhaps bring down my monitor with me, and the two of us could attempt to repair it.
The issue is that, as I understand it, the caps are not always the culprit. Sometimes it's the inverter or the backlight lamp or what have you? Basically I guess my question boils down to whether this sounds like a caps problem, given the symptoms. I would pry open the monitor to check the caps, but I have neither the tools nor the expertise. Also, if I wanted the caps to arrive in time for me to work on it next weekend, I'd probably have to order them very soon.
So, does it sound like the caps are responsible? Thanks for your help.
The monitor flickers heavily for perhaps 30-60 seconds or so on startup before it goes black. After that, if I turn it off and then on again, the screen will appear for a split second before it goes black. Also, I should note that when this happens, if I look closely at the monitor, I can actually see the image, it's just very dim - too dim to be of any use. When this first started happening, my solution was to just turn the monitor off and on repeatedly for anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes until it eventually stayed on. But as I was researching the problem, I learned that if I turned the brightness down to the minimum level, the image would typically stick after only a few power cycles. After a few minutes, I can usually then turn the brightness back up without issue.
I actually came across this board and learned of the bad caps problem earlier, but after I discovered the brightness trick, I decided to just live with it. However, I will soon be visiting my folks for a weekend, and my father is a former electrician with tools and a lot of experience. So I thought I'd perhaps bring down my monitor with me, and the two of us could attempt to repair it.
The issue is that, as I understand it, the caps are not always the culprit. Sometimes it's the inverter or the backlight lamp or what have you? Basically I guess my question boils down to whether this sounds like a caps problem, given the symptoms. I would pry open the monitor to check the caps, but I have neither the tools nor the expertise. Also, if I wanted the caps to arrive in time for me to work on it next weekend, I'd probably have to order them very soon.
So, does it sound like the caps are responsible? Thanks for your help.
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