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  • Reviresco
    New Member
    • May 2012
    • 3
    • U.S.A.

    #61
    Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

    Help,
    I am not sure what it is, but I accidentally melted the plastic on this piece and I need to order another.

    It has on it: MPX-X2 GMF
    250v~ / 275~

    It's a Dell E228WFPC power board, number: 715G2594-1-4

    Thank you for any and all help.
    Attached Files

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    • budm
      Badcaps Legend
      • Feb 2010
      • 40746
      • USA

      #62
      Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

      It is just X2 (across the line and Neutral for noise filter), the monitor will function without it. You can get it from Digikey: Panasonic ECQUL series, there should be more numbers on it for the Value.
      Never stop learning
      Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

      Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

      Inverter testing using old CFL:
      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

      Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
      http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

      TV Factory reset codes listing:
      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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      • Reviresco
        New Member
        • May 2012
        • 3
        • U.S.A.

        #63
        Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

        Thanks budm for the quick reply. Your help is appreciated.

        I am still a newbie, and trying to cut my teeth on this Dell monitor...
        Frustrating piece of... Bleep da bleep. lol

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        • Reviresco
          New Member
          • May 2012
          • 3
          • U.S.A.

          #64
          Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

          Ok, soldered new caps on power board, still doesn't work.
          I used the same values as old caps, Panasonic brand, made sure negative lead to negative side, made sure the lead and board had a good solder joint. Picture comes on for a few seconds, and right off again.

          Any thoughts?

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          • budm
            Badcaps Legend
            • Feb 2010
            • 40746
            • USA

            #65
            Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

            We need more details such as which caps, all the caps are replaced? Good pictures of the board will helps a lot, make sure to use 'GO ADVANCED' and upload the pictures.
            You may have bad lamp assembly, bad transformer, power supply, inverter circuits problem.
            Never stop learning
            Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
            http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

            Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
            http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

            Inverter testing using old CFL:
            http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

            Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
            http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

            TV Factory reset codes listing:
            http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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            • Jasgriff
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Feb 2012
              • 578
              • UK

              #66
              Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

              Reviresco,

              What was the initial fault with your Dell? is it the same as the title states 'Goes dim after 10 minutes not 2 seconds' or was it going dim after 2 seconds before you changed the caps?
              Fixed so far : 1 Home cinema system, 16 LCD Monitors, 4 LCD TV's

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              • smalltownguy
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2010
                • 127
                • US

                #67
                Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                Bringing this thread back on topic, I was finally able to get to replacing this cap tonight, and I'm 5 minutes into burn testing this monitor now.

                I stopped by the local Rat Shack and they didn't have any ceramic caps in 1uf flavor, but they did have a couple of tantalum ones. So, I used one of those.

                I'm going to give this monitor a good burn test tonight, and as long as the inverter board holds up, I'll call this repair done.

                I'll try to snap some pics of my shitty soldering job so you can all laugh at me

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                • budm
                  Badcaps Legend
                  • Feb 2010
                  • 40746
                  • USA

                  #68
                  Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                  Since the Tantalum is more likely to be polarized and the ceramic one is not, you should make sure the polarity is correct by using the meter to see which is positive and negative on the board.
                  Never stop learning
                  Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
                  http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

                  Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
                  http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

                  Inverter testing using old CFL:
                  http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

                  Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
                  http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

                  TV Factory reset codes listing:
                  http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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                  • smalltownguy
                    Senior Member
                    • Feb 2010
                    • 127
                    • US

                    #69
                    Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                    And...it went dim again after 10 minutes.

                    I'm getting very frustrated here.

                    I've already tried two different inverter boards, and the monitor acts the same way with both inverter boards.

                    I've already tried my LCD panel in a known working sister monitor, and it works just fine with a known working monitor.

                    I've tried the logic board from two different monitors, and no change in behavior.

                    I'm about to throw in the towel here.

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                    • selldoor
                      Slow Learner
                      • Dec 2010
                      • 7870

                      #70
                      Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                      Hi - How about trying the external heat again - maybe another cap with the same problem. Oh and just to be sure make certain the monitor power save
                      mode is not kicking in. This may have been asked and answered but after it has has gone dim does it come back on straight away when you switch off and back on. When you do that does it still take 10 mins to go off or is it quicker because its warm. If you just leave it dim does it stay dim or if left long enough does it come back on.
                      Please upload pictures using attachment function when ask for help on the repair
                      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39740

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                      • smalltownguy
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2010
                        • 127
                        • US

                        #71
                        Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                        Originally posted by selldoor
                        Hi - How about trying the external heat again - maybe another cap with the same problem. Oh and just to be sure make certain the monitor power save
                        mode is not kicking in. This may have been asked and answered but after it has has gone dim does it come back on straight away when you switch off and back on. When you do that does it still take 10 mins to go off or is it quicker because its warm. If you just leave it dim does it stay dim or if left long enough does it come back on.
                        I don't believe it's the power save. The monitor will turn back on again after going dim, but it won't stay on for very long. Usually 10-15 secs, then 5-10 secs, then pretty much 2 seconds to black consistently after that.

                        All of the symptoms point to overheating, but I can't seem to pinpoint it. Heating the board before turning it on doesn't seem to consistently replicate the issue.

                        In another development, I just won an auction today on feeBay for a clone of this monitor for $25. The screen has pressure marks, but the monitor is working. I'm going to wait until it arrives, swap in my panel, and see how it goes.

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                        • smalltownguy
                          Senior Member
                          • Feb 2010
                          • 127
                          • US

                          #72
                          Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                          Originally posted by smalltownguy
                          I don't believe it's the power save. The monitor will turn back on again after going dim, but it won't stay on for very long. Usually 10-15 secs, then 5-10 secs, then pretty much 2 seconds to black consistently after that.

                          All of the symptoms point to overheating, but I can't seem to pinpoint it. Heating the board before turning it on doesn't seem to consistently replicate the issue.

                          In another development, I just won an auction today on feeBay for a clone of this monitor for $25. The screen has pressure marks, but the monitor is working. I'm going to wait until it arrives, swap in my panel, and see how it goes.
                          My ebay monitor has 2 seconds to black. I'm done trying to eek out a repair on this. To get it fixed properly, I'm going to need to throw more money at it than I care to. Would anyone like these two monitors?

                          http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ws...115527673.html

                          Yours for the cost of shipping only.

                          *washing my hands of these*

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                          • killian6pk
                            Badcaps Veteran
                            • Apr 2010
                            • 502
                            • USA

                            #73
                            Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                            Originally posted by smalltownguy
                            My ebay monitor has 2 seconds to black. I'm done trying to eek out a repair on this. To get it fixed properly, I'm going to need to throw more money at it than I care to. Would anyone like these two monitors?

                            http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ws...115527673.html

                            Yours for the cost of shipping only.

                            *washing my hands of these*
                            Just stop, cool down and think. You have a working monitor with a bad screen and a good LCD with bad boards. Just swap the boards from the good monitor with the ones from the bad board monitor and everything should be cool so to speak. Make sense, if not PM me and I will take them off your hands for the cost of shipping.
                            Have you ever stopped to think and then forget to start thinking again?

                            As a very wise man once said on this forum: "Of all the things I have lost I miss my mind the most."

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                            • smalltownguy
                              Senior Member
                              • Feb 2010
                              • 127
                              • US

                              #74
                              Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                              Alright, these monitors are on their way to killian6pk. Good luck, man!

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                              • Ritalin
                                Senior Member
                                • Sep 2010
                                • 194

                                #75
                                Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                                Dang it! Was hoping you had a problem or still had the monitors... I just picked one of these up today and am about to start trouble shooting it...

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                                • smalltownguy
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Feb 2010
                                  • 127
                                  • US

                                  #76
                                  Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                                  Originally posted by killian6pk
                                  Just stop, cool down and think. You have a working monitor with a bad screen and a good LCD with bad boards. Just swap the boards from the good monitor with the ones from the bad board monitor and everything should be cool so to speak. Make sense, if not PM me and I will take them off your hands for the cost of shipping.
                                  So, killian, what's the verdict? Were you able to resurrect one or both of them?

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                                  • TheBeesKnees
                                    New Member
                                    • May 2013
                                    • 5
                                    • United States

                                    #77
                                    Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                                    Hey guys. I know this is old, but hopefully someone can steer me towards the right direction. I naively bought this monitor from a Goodwill Outlet Store since my Samsung LCD died. I plugged it in and the boot diagnostic graphic showed and disappeared after 2 secs. I thought this was normal until I plugged in via both vga and dvi onto my computer and same thing: 2 seconds of my desktop each time I power on. Picture looks great as long as it lasts. I had poor lighting so I'm not sure if the backlight just turns off, and of course, after reading about bad caps, I couldn't help myself but to rip apart the monitor. Looked at least 5 times at both boards and caps don't look bad. I know the recommendation for my symptom is to recap as it's not reflective of the title. I probably will try this later, but I read about C806, and wondering if this was known to help the 2 second problem as well. My guess is NO because 2 seconds isn't long enough to raise the temperature passed the tolerance of a faulty cap at C806, but I'm a noob at soldering so I want to try the easiest fix first. I'm highly confident I can recap my main LCD, so if I don't get any new info, I'll prob recycle it. Can't really provide any more details other than pictures, but like I said, everything pretty much looks new when opened it, including the super tiny C806 ceramic cap.
                                    Last edited by TheBeesKnees; 05-24-2013, 04:03 AM.

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                                    • TheBeesKnees
                                      New Member
                                      • May 2013
                                      • 5
                                      • United States

                                      #78
                                      Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                                      Well, glad to say I fixed my Samsung Took a while, but got it done. As for the Dell, because from what I read, seemed like the resister fix was for me, and not C806, I tried it. It works, but the left side like another user gradually gets dark, and C806 seems to fix this. Not sure if I should remove the resistor, but I'll be ordering the part for C806. At least I know that C806 seems to fix MOST of this Dell's model despite symptoms.

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                                      • nitelite
                                        Member
                                        • Apr 2013
                                        • 11
                                        • USA

                                        #79
                                        Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                                        This thread helped with my E228WFP repair but is missing a clear success report, so here goes.

                                        For me, the fix was C806 replacement. I used a 1uF 25V ceramic surface mount cap.

                                        History:
                                        1. Monitor had 2 seconds to black problem.
                                        2. Soldered thru hole cap on top of C806 - no change.
                                        3. Although caps had no visual defects, did full recap.
                                        4. With thru hole cap still on C806, took a little longer, but still went black.
                                        5. Removed thru hole cap and smt cap and replaced with new smt cap
                                        6. Like new for months now.

                                        Notes on recap: One cap is directly under stand attach screw and stock height is VERY critical. Ask me how I know

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                                        • Josephur
                                          New Member
                                          • Mar 2015
                                          • 2
                                          • United States

                                          #80
                                          Re: Dell E228WFPC goes dim after 10 minutes, not 2 seconds

                                          Thank you all for your help, I heated up C806 with a rework heat gun and shuffled it around with some tweezers and put it back into place, backlights no longer exhibit the 2 second power off problem, monitor fixed

                                          Seems to have been a cold solder joint, or something of the like?

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