Hello everyone. I apologize if I should not make a new post for this, as many of the symptoms of my problem were the same as found in this thread
However, since the troubleshooting there moved past capacitor issue and into fuses, I figured I should start a new thread and inquire how exactly I should go about trying to fix it. I have not used this monitor for quite awhile now, since it has been out of commission, and didn't have the opportunity to try to fix it.
The symptoms pointed towards a likely cap issue:
At first, I had the issue when an input would be turned off, even if there was another active input, the monitor would get stuck trying to get input from the same place, and would then go into standby. When turned back on, it would try again instead of trying other inputs, and go into standby. This would repeat for an annoyingly long time, until it would finally choose the main input.
This continued, and the monitor became less and less responsive when switching inputs and turning on. The Gateway splash screen persisted over whatever was on screen after being turned on (logo and black box around it, the rest of the screen had the proper image).
Eventually, the monitor would simply not work. The soft menu buttons (which I've decided I really don't like very much) lit, but no image on the screen. I can't remember clearly, but I don't think there was an image at all (no backlight & no image). Obviously by then it was out of warranty, so I decided to crack it open and see what the issue might be. I looked around online and concluded that checking the capacitors was a pretty decent first step. Some of them don't look completely right, but I'm not entirely sure. I ordered a repair kit, although I'm not sure it came with everything that I need I've included some images, perhaps you guys can tell which don't look right better than myself. If I need to retake any of them, let me know, and I appreciate the assistance in advance!
-The last image is of the caps I already have. Ideally I wouldn't have to order more, but if I need more, let me know what / which I'd be looking for.
However, since the troubleshooting there moved past capacitor issue and into fuses, I figured I should start a new thread and inquire how exactly I should go about trying to fix it. I have not used this monitor for quite awhile now, since it has been out of commission, and didn't have the opportunity to try to fix it.
The symptoms pointed towards a likely cap issue:
At first, I had the issue when an input would be turned off, even if there was another active input, the monitor would get stuck trying to get input from the same place, and would then go into standby. When turned back on, it would try again instead of trying other inputs, and go into standby. This would repeat for an annoyingly long time, until it would finally choose the main input.
This continued, and the monitor became less and less responsive when switching inputs and turning on. The Gateway splash screen persisted over whatever was on screen after being turned on (logo and black box around it, the rest of the screen had the proper image).
Eventually, the monitor would simply not work. The soft menu buttons (which I've decided I really don't like very much) lit, but no image on the screen. I can't remember clearly, but I don't think there was an image at all (no backlight & no image). Obviously by then it was out of warranty, so I decided to crack it open and see what the issue might be. I looked around online and concluded that checking the capacitors was a pretty decent first step. Some of them don't look completely right, but I'm not entirely sure. I ordered a repair kit, although I'm not sure it came with everything that I need I've included some images, perhaps you guys can tell which don't look right better than myself. If I need to retake any of them, let me know, and I appreciate the assistance in advance!
-The last image is of the caps I already have. Ideally I wouldn't have to order more, but if I need more, let me know what / which I'd be looking for.
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