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  • justin_otherguy
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    • Sep 2010
    • 23

    #1

    Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

    Hello, I am happy I found this place.
    I have a Viewsonic VA1912wb that started out with one problem and ended up with another.

    It began with a flicker that would go away after the display warmed up. It got gradually worse so that it would flicker constantly, but the colors were good this whole time.

    So I surfed around on the net and found that people were replacing bad caps on the power board for this problem. I popped the case open and found 2 caps that were bulging on top. These were twin 220uF 25V caps. I replaced them with ones from Radio Shack. They were 220uF and 35V.

    When I powered back on, the flicker was gone but now all the colors look inverted. The picture on the desktop almost appears as a negative image.

    So, knowing Radio Shack parts can be crap, I thought maybe it was the new caps. So I ordered more caps from digikey. All panasonic FM series.
    I re-replaced the 2 220uF caps, and two related 1000uF caps I thought might help. NO DICE.

    There are two other caps I ordered replacement for (2200uF 10V and 1000uF) but have yet to replace. I would like to find out if I am on the right track or if maybe the thing is fried.

    The kicker is that the flicker (the original problem) is gone... but I inherited another one in the process.

    I tried to be as detailed as possible, and included lots of pics.
    TIA for any suggestions.
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  • smason
    Badcaps Legend
    • Feb 2010
    • 1652
    • Canada

    #2
    Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

    I did an LG monitor a few weeks ago, that was completely dead.
    I re-capped it and it came back on but the colours were really bad.

    Hitting the auto-setup button didn't help.
    I accidentally found a white-balance reset in the menus, and pushed it, looks perfect now. I'm not sure if the bad caps corrupted a setting, or what.
    I'd definitely browse through the menus, might be a similar problem.
    36 Monitors, 3 TVs, 4 Laptops, 1 motherboard, 1 Printer, 1 iMac, 2 hard drive docks and one IP Phone repaired so far....

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    • retiredcaps
      Badcaps Legend
      • Apr 2010
      • 9271

      #3
      Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

      Originally posted by justin_otherguy
      I tried to be as detailed as possible, and included lots of pics.
      Wow, the internals of this monitor look identical to my non working CMV CT-934D. The only difference is that the Viewsonic has a sound input jack.

      PS. Great pics and description.

      Hopefully smason's suggestion fixes it. Let us know.
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      • justin_otherguy
        Member
        • Sep 2010
        • 23

        #4
        Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

        Originally posted by smason
        I accidentally found a white-balance reset in the menus, and pushed it, looks perfect now. I'm not sure if the bad caps corrupted a setting, or what.
        I'd definitely browse through the menus, might be a similar problem.
        I tried that, but to no avail. Found a service manual online and tried to access the white balance menu. I couldn't get it to come up, but now I have something else to read. Will keep looking.

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        • sabre504
          Badcaps Veteran
          • May 2010
          • 449
          • United Kingdom

          #5
          Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

          Nearly the same as Acer 1717 to

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          • justin_otherguy
            Member
            • Sep 2010
            • 23

            #6
            Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

            Originally posted by justin_otherguy
            So, knowing Radio Shack parts can be crap, I thought maybe it was the new caps. So I ordered more caps from digikey. All panasonic FM series.
            I re-replaced the 2 220uF caps, and two related 1000uF caps I thought might help. NO DICE.

            I just realized I made a mistake... the two smaller "new" caps are 220 uF. I mis-labeled them in the pics as 1000uF... guess it doesn't really matter, just makes for a great "well i'm an idiot" moment.

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            • jetadm123
              Badcaps Legend
              • Feb 2010
              • 2169

              #7
              Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

              Originally posted by justin_otherguy
              There are two other caps I ordered replacement for (2200uF 10V and 1000uF) but have yet to replace. I would like to find out if I am on the right track or if maybe the thing is fried.

              The kicker is that the flicker (the original problem) is gone... but I inherited another one in the process.


              TIA for any suggestions.
              1) Since the 2200uf and 1000uf are rated at 10V, I suspect they supply/filter the 5V output, which supplies the video/logic board. If the 5V output is "corrupted" due to these possibly bad caps, then anything is possible.

              2) Did you remove the logic board for any reason? If yes, maybe re-seating the two ribbon cables from it to the LCD panel might help.

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              • retiredcaps
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                • Apr 2010
                • 9271

                #8
                Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                Originally posted by jetadm123
                1) Since the 2200uf and 1000uf are rated at 10V, I suspect they supply/filter the 5V output, which supplies the video/logic board. If the 5V output is "corrupted" due to these possibly bad caps, then anything is possible.
                On my nearly identical CMV power board, I can confirm those 2 caps listed above are for the 5V output. I traced the back of the caps directly to the 5V ouput.
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                • justin_otherguy
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                  • Sep 2010
                  • 23

                  #9
                  Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                  Originally posted by jetadm123
                  1) Since the 2200uf and 1000uf are rated at 10V, I suspect they supply/filter the 5V output, which supplies the video/logic board. If the 5V output is "corrupted" due to these possibly bad caps, then anything is possible.

                  2) Did you remove the logic board for any reason? If yes, maybe re-seating the two ribbon cables from it to the LCD panel might help.
                  Perhaps I will go ahead and replace those as well then... not much to lose at this point.
                  I have not removed the logic board at all. The ribbon cables appear to be well attached. Not sure how to remove them... do they just pull out?

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                  • retiredcaps
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                    • Apr 2010
                    • 9271

                    #10
                    Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                    Originally posted by justin_otherguy
                    Perhaps I will go ahead and replace those as well then... not much to lose at this point.
                    I have not removed the logic board at all. The ribbon cables appear to be well attached. Not sure how to remove them... do they just pull out?
                    I would recap first. If that doesn't work, then look at reseating the cables. The reason is that they are very fragile and the tabs or connectors can break easily.
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                    • seanc
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                      • Nov 2008
                      • 1319

                      #11
                      Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                      My first thought was a cable possibly being in backwards, but if you haven't unplugged any then it shouldn't be that.

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                      • justin_otherguy
                        Member
                        • Sep 2010
                        • 23

                        #12
                        Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                        I went ahead and did the two 10V caps and that made no difference. Was kind of expecting that but hoping it would all come back to life.

                        ETA: Now I dont know if this is a stupid question or not, but when I put the boards back together and plug the monitor into a PC, there's no metal cover or case on the monitor... would that in any way make a difference? I do have the ground screw in the board and one other. Just trying to think if its a dumb mistake I'm making. The color was fine when I started. Just flickering. I looked to see if I saw any cold solder joints, or if I accidentally bridged anything when I was soldering... neither seems to have occurred.
                        Last edited by justin_otherguy; 09-03-2010, 04:20 PM. Reason: edit to add more text

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                        • smason
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                          • Feb 2010
                          • 1652
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                          #13
                          Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                          The cover shouldn't make any difference.
                          Have you googled to see if there are any service modes you can go into, perhaps there's a master reset in a hidden menu.

                          I'm still thinking corrupt settings, but I might be out to lunch.
                          36 Monitors, 3 TVs, 4 Laptops, 1 motherboard, 1 Printer, 1 iMac, 2 hard drive docks and one IP Phone repaired so far....

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                          • smason
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                            • Feb 2010
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                            #14
                            Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                            Also, how are the voltages? In spec?
                            36 Monitors, 3 TVs, 4 Laptops, 1 motherboard, 1 Printer, 1 iMac, 2 hard drive docks and one IP Phone repaired so far....

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                            • jetadm123
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                              • Feb 2010
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                              #15
                              Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                              I know this sounds trivial, but can you go back and check all the caps you replaced are in the correct orientation? In other words, you didn't solder the "+" lead of the cap to ground and vice versa.

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                              • justin_otherguy
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                                • Sep 2010
                                • 23

                                #16
                                Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                                Originally posted by smason
                                The cover shouldn't make any difference.
                                Have you googled to see if there are any service modes you can go into, perhaps there's a master reset in a hidden menu.

                                I'm still thinking corrupt settings, but I might be out to lunch.
                                I found a service manual, but it hasn't been very useful. I found how to get into the "white balance" menu that I read about in another post somewhere, but I couldn't get that to work. Other than that, it mostly seems to troubleshoot to board level, not component.

                                Originally posted by smason
                                Also, how are the voltages? In spec?
                                To be honest, I don't know what I would be looking for. I have multimeter, are there places I should be looking for "standard" voltages?

                                Originally posted by jetadm123
                                I know this sounds trivial, but can you go back and check all the caps you replaced are in the correct orientation? In other words, you didn't solder the "+" lead of the cap to ground and vice versa.
                                Yes, time and again. The board is actually very well marked for that. If its something obvious, it is eluding me still.

                                Thanks for all the suggestions so far...

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                                • retiredcaps
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                                  • Apr 2010
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                                  #17
                                  Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                                  Originally posted by justin_otherguy
                                  To be honest, I don't know what I would be looking for. I have multimeter, are there places I should be looking for "standard" voltages?
                                  smason probably means looking for a steady 5V DC on the connector pins between the power board and the logic board.
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                                  • justin_otherguy
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                                    • Sep 2010
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                                    #18
                                    Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                                    Originally posted by retiredcaps
                                    smason probably means looking for a steady 5V DC on the connector pins between the power board and the logic board.
                                    Ah okay. Well, the results are interesting I think. Strange voltages on some of the pins, I think. (see attached pic) I measured twice to be sure.
                                    There was no input signal attached, only power.

                                    Voltages green are at power on when green LED is lit.
                                    Voltages amber are after about 5 sec when the LED switches to amber.
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                                    • retiredcaps
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                                      • Apr 2010
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                                      #19
                                      Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                                      Originally posted by justin_otherguy
                                      Strange voltages on some of the pins, I think.
                                      1 - probably lcd on/off
                                      2 - ground
                                      3 - ground
                                      4 - 5V DC - standard for standby
                                      5 - 12V DC - another secondary voltage
                                      6 - possibly backlight on/off
                                      7 - don't know
                                      8 - don't know

                                      7-8 could be for brightness control?
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                                      • justin_otherguy
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                                        • Sep 2010
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                                        #20
                                        Re: Viewsonic VA1912wb problems

                                        Maybe this pic will help more. Don't know what I was thinking, but there are two sides to the header and I only measured one. In addition, I didn't realize there were labels printed on the board, so I included the pin labels on the pic too.

                                        I do have a service manual with schematics but I have to admit that most of it is greek to me. I have a little electronic experience, but am very rusty.

                                        Does anyone know if this is even a common problem? I've searched and found a few instances of it, but no solutions yet.
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