Viewsonic VP211b Inverter Ballast

[freetoad]

Hi,
I have been lurking this site for advice, but I have never come across a problem that hadn't already been solved on here. Well It Just Happened
I got a free Viewsonic vp211b from a friend, he said it had been sitting in his shop for a long time and had never worked, just wavies lines and stuff. I took it home and popped off the back. I found what looked like a homemade inverter board that had been hacked in there. I looked it up and replacements are around $30 bucks, seems like its worth the cost, but when the fix was made, maybe they were pricer. most of the wires had been hooked up to the right plugs, but were not attached, i attached them and flipper her on, I GOT PICTURE! but it was very dim, like even with the bright up all the way, it was still rather dim. it worked ok with the lights out in the room though... anyway. i have posted pics of the jerry rigged "pcb" and what its supposed to look like. My question is : given the evidence that its kinda working, Would buying a real inverter and re-attaching the wires bring this monitor back to full glory?

Thanks,
Freetoad

[EGuevarae]

Re: Viewsonic VP211b Inverter Ballast

Hi,
I have been lurking this site for advice, but I have never come across a problem that hadn't already been solved on here. Well It Just Happened
I got a free Viewsonic vp211b from a friend, he said it had been sitting in his shop for a long time and had never worked, just wavies lines and stuff. I took it home and popped off the back. I found what looked like a homemade inverter board that had been hacked in there. I looked it up and replacements are around $30 bucks, seems like its worth the cost, but when the fix was made, maybe they were pricer. most of the wires had been hooked up to the right plugs, but were not attached, i attached them and flipper her on, I GOT PICTURE! but it was very dim, like even with the bright up all the way, it was still rather dim. it worked ok with the lights out in the room though... anyway. i have posted pics of the jerry rigged "pcb" and what its supposed to look like. My question is : given the evidence that its kinda working, Would buying a real inverter and re-attaching the wires bring this monitor back to full glory?

Thanks,
Freetoad

It looks like a bunch of case mod/neon lights inverter assembled together.If the lamps light up (all of them) even if dim,there's a really good chance the monitor would be working with the real inverter in place. A $30.xx gamble for a 21" monitor is a chance I would take. And forget about the virgin,as it is illegal in the first place, and is easier to find a good replacement inverter than a virgin these days ....

[jetadm123]

Re: Viewsonic VP211b Inverter Ballast

I agree with EGuevarae that using an original inverter would be a far better route. Trying to troubleshoot that "hack" job would probably be more trouble than it's worth. A few things to keep in mind: 1) figuring out which wire goes where and what it does 2) the CCFL connectors that are attached to the inverter are non stock and will have to be changed.

[freetoad]

Re: Viewsonic VP211b Inverter Ballast

Hey guys,
Thanks for the advice, is there any way I can get the appropriate connectors? Otherwise, would it be alright for me to solder them directly to the connectors?
Thanks!
Jeremy

[jetadm123]

Re: Viewsonic VP211b Inverter Ballast

Hey guys,
Thanks for the advice, is there any way I can get the appropriate connectors? Otherwise, would it be alright for me to solder them directly to the connectors?
Thanks!
Jeremy

You can probably get the CCFL connectors through ccflwarehouse.com, but you'll need to see what the original inverter connectors look like before you order.

[EGuevarae]

Re: Viewsonic VP211b Inverter Ballast

You can probably get the CCFL connectors through ccflwarehouse.com, but you'll need to see what the original inverter connectors look like before you order.

I must have pictures, as I've worked with these units.Let me post some ...
Hold on!!!