DELL E178PFb Flashing green power light. (FIX)

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  • gilly1984
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Jun 2012
    • 751
    • UK
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    DELL E178PFb Flashing green power light. (FIX)

    Just thought I would share this quick fix for anyone else looking at why there DELL monitor won't switch on.

    Part number of the board is on pic number 5.

    The problem was 2 caps in parallel, C707 and C708 (Pic 1).

    Replaced (Pic 4) and now all is well

    See pics.

    Also, see pic of my genius way off scavenging caps off a Sky box, pretty sure they weld these gits on (Crap soldering iron)

    Nice easy fix for a monitor pulled out of the bin.

    PS; The monitor is not ghosting, just poor camera on china phone
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