Thanks to everyone on this forum that has helped me in the pursuit of fixing a couple of broekn monitors. While trying to troubleshoot a very challenging 26" screen, I decided to try my hand at a "throw away" monitor, to get some practice.
The SyncMaster 940BX had the typical "2 seconds then dark problem". You could see things going on with flashlight, so it was pretty clear that the issue was in the lamp section.
Opening her up:
One of the three offenders:
Post removal, Mushroom City:
Firing her up:
In use as I type this:
While not terribly instructional, I just wanted to show that a noob like me, with minimal skill with a soldering pen, can actually make stuff work again. If you're feeling like you can't, jump in.
The SyncMaster 940BX had the typical "2 seconds then dark problem". You could see things going on with flashlight, so it was pretty clear that the issue was in the lamp section.
Opening her up:
One of the three offenders:
Post removal, Mushroom City:
Firing her up:
In use as I type this:
While not terribly instructional, I just wanted to show that a noob like me, with minimal skill with a soldering pen, can actually make stuff work again. If you're feeling like you can't, jump in.
and when i say balling and trouble i generally mean on PCH chips that from my expirience are real tough, because they are small and balls are very close, so they run...and so on.