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    Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

    i wont on this monitors every so often and i have never successfully repaired one. the problem i have is that it shows no activity what so ever when i plug it in. the power light doesnt flash or anything. any suggestions?

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    Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

    Originally posted by alistair View Post
    any suggestions?
    1) Post clear focused pictures after reading

    https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1868

    2) Please do not post pictures inline as they slow down the loading of pages.

    3) For best picture quality and clarity take your boards to a window on a sunny day, turn flash off, and use macro mode. Take a top down view of all your boards (front and back). Make sure the photo is legible so that we can read the PCB printing clearly. A shutter speed of 1/125 or faster will produce nice clear focused pictures. Try to get a photo that is 2000x2000 resolution or as close as possible.

    4) Here is an example of the pictures we want.

    https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showpo...94&postcount=1

    5) Do you have a multimeter?

    6) Pick ONE (1) monitor to work on first otherwise people will get confused trying to help solve both monitors in one thread.
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      #3
      Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

      these are the pictures of the 171s boards. and yes. i have a multimeter.
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        #4
        Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

        That PSU Board looks very similar (if not identical) to my 151BM's one.

        Have you checked both primary fuses? (the black cylinders next to the AC socket)
        It also looks like it got pretty damn hot in there. So even if the fuses check out fine, the caps may be baked dry. if the startup cap(s) are affected (the 2 tiny ones pretty much in the center), it would prevent the PSU from starting up..

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          #5
          Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

          On the power board, measure the DC voltage on all the pins on connector CN2. Post the results.

          If you are not familiar with how to properly use a multimeter, please say so and we can provide instructions.
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            #6
            Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

            i checked the 2 small ones with my meter and they read 7.2 uf when they were spoosedd to be 33uf. i ordered some and hopefully thatll do the job. thank you.

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              #7
              Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

              Originally posted by alistair View Post
              i checked the 2 small ones with my meter and they read 7.2 uf when they were spoosedd to be 33uf.
              What did you check? A fuse is measured with ohms. A good fuse should measure under 1.0 ohms.

              uF is capacitance.
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                #8
                Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

                he checked the small caps pretty much in the center of the 3rd pic.
                no word about the fuses..

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                  Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s and 151s

                  Okay, that makes sense. I wasn't sure what he meant by the "the 2 small ones".

                  And for all the newbies reading, this is ANOTHER reason why we always ask for pictures of YOUR board. Scenic noticed that from the pictures that heat discolors the board pretty good. If you use generic pictures or someone else's pictures, Scenic would have never noticed that and which led to the suggestion about the small startup caps.
                  Last edited by retiredcaps; 02-18-2011, 02:26 PM.
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