Picked up 4 monitors today so I thought I would share my experiences with them.
First up was was the iiyama ProLite E481S
Advertised Issue : No Power at all
Taking the monitor apart ( Regulars may skip ) : There are 2 caps on the left and right of the stand where it attaches to the monitor these are easily removed with a flat headed screwdriver. This reveals 4 screws that need to be taken out to remove the stand.
There are then 5 screws around the back of the monitor 2 small at the top and 3 larger ones at the bottom which need to be taken out. The monitor then needs to be carefully pulled apart from the bottom then down the sides which allows you to pull the back off releasing it at the top.
2 screws holding the metal cover on need removing to reveal the boards.
Testing : All fuses checked on there were 3 in total and the big filter cap measures 330V + when turned on so I knew the juice was getting there. I did notice 2 badly blown caps at the top of the board.
C914 - 1000uf 16v
C915 - 1000uf 16v
I didn't have any 16v caps so I used a couple of 25v ones instead.
Once these were fitted I gave the monitor a quick test and it fired up fine. I then put it back together and its been on all the time I have been writing this out so that seems to have done it.
Just a quick note on this too. It took ages for the main filter cap to discharge itself. I know veterans would never take a risk playing with the board without checking that its discharged but for all other newbies make sure the board has fully discharged before you start to handle it.
First up was was the iiyama ProLite E481S
Advertised Issue : No Power at all
Taking the monitor apart ( Regulars may skip ) : There are 2 caps on the left and right of the stand where it attaches to the monitor these are easily removed with a flat headed screwdriver. This reveals 4 screws that need to be taken out to remove the stand.
There are then 5 screws around the back of the monitor 2 small at the top and 3 larger ones at the bottom which need to be taken out. The monitor then needs to be carefully pulled apart from the bottom then down the sides which allows you to pull the back off releasing it at the top.
2 screws holding the metal cover on need removing to reveal the boards.
Testing : All fuses checked on there were 3 in total and the big filter cap measures 330V + when turned on so I knew the juice was getting there. I did notice 2 badly blown caps at the top of the board.
C914 - 1000uf 16v
C915 - 1000uf 16v
I didn't have any 16v caps so I used a couple of 25v ones instead.
Once these were fitted I gave the monitor a quick test and it fired up fine. I then put it back together and its been on all the time I have been writing this out so that seems to have done it.
Just a quick note on this too. It took ages for the main filter cap to discharge itself. I know veterans would never take a risk playing with the board without checking that its discharged but for all other newbies make sure the board has fully discharged before you start to handle it.
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But today, I’m making an exception here. Why? No idea. Perhaps only because the repair details are still “fresh” in my head… which is ironic, given this is a 16 year old monitor that hardly anyone will care about today. It is new to me, though. 
I picked it up last November from someone on my local Craigslist. It wasn’t very close to where I live, but was close to a family friend that I had to go visit anyways. So after watching the posting on Craigslist for a few weeks and seeing it getting...
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