princeton vl1712 dim picture

[cadillacman]

hey guys i just got two of these.. one is ok, the other works but the longer its on the dimmer the picture gets. Its not tainted pink so i thnk the ccfls are ok, its just dim and dingy looking.

caps? its just junk? mabye its just krappy like that to begin with?

heres a pic between wifes laptop and thia monitor to ahow you the difference.

OSD adjustments have already been tried

[seanc]

Re: princeton vl1712 dim picture

Almost looks like cigarette smoke damage?
Could be bad caps on the logic board. Have you reset it to factory defaults using the OSD?

[cadillacman]

Re: princeton vl1712 dim picture

i did an "auto setup" but not a factory reset. I will give tht a try.

this came out of a police station so who knows the krap it has encountered in its lifetime.

[jetadm123]

Re: princeton vl1712 dim picture

I suspect bad caps. Try opening it up and take a look.

[cadillacman]

Re: princeton vl1712 dim picture

ok screw it lets pull her apart.. be back in a few!

[cadillacman]

Re: princeton vl1712 dim picture

all fixed. Its still yellow in comparison to a new monitor like on the mrs, but its 100% brighter and its actually focused now as to before it was just a touch blurry.

There was one bad cap, a 3300 uf/16v. It was bulged at the top and peeing acid from one of the legs as well.

Replaced that and this monitor looks better then the "working" one i have.


i guess i better tear that one apart and at least check it too..
YAY!

[cadillacman]

Re: princeton vl1712 dim picture

man, they really need to open up my timelimit to edit posts...

just wanted to ad that the other monitor i have, same cap bulged but not leaking YET and i stress YET it was close...