gateway fpd1730
January 14th, 2009
This quote was taken from this web site WTF
"What fails is a mini brown colored fuse on the small board that is next to the main board"
I have no idea why this huy did not just list the part number and board number.
Does anyone know what the "mini brown fuse is"
Or the "small board next to the main board"
Here is a picture of all 3 boards.
The gateway fpd1730 monitor is so easy to fix I was surprised. What fails is a mini brown colored fuse on the small board that is next to the main board. I remove that 4 amp fuse and solder jumper leads to the connections and then install a 5 amp fuse. If this doesn't fix the problem and the screen flashes for a second there are two transformers on that same small board. What happened is the solder gets hot on these connections and when they cool off the solder doesn't give a good connection. All I do is resolder all of the leads on those transformers. I have fixed 4 of these monitors and all 4 repairs have been reliable. That inverter board is listed for sale online for 75.00 and I would say my repairs take maybe 15 minutes and you can get your monitor up and running a lot cheaper. I did buy some magnifier glasses that help me but those were only 2.00 surplus compared to 12.00 at Walmart and 18.00 at Barnes and Noble. Gateway screwed a bunch of people with this model LCD screen but since it is so easy to fix my hat is off to Gateway
January 14th, 2009
This quote was taken from this web site WTF
"What fails is a mini brown colored fuse on the small board that is next to the main board"
I have no idea why this huy did not just list the part number and board number.
Does anyone know what the "mini brown fuse is"
Or the "small board next to the main board"
Here is a picture of all 3 boards.
The gateway fpd1730 monitor is so easy to fix I was surprised. What fails is a mini brown colored fuse on the small board that is next to the main board. I remove that 4 amp fuse and solder jumper leads to the connections and then install a 5 amp fuse. If this doesn't fix the problem and the screen flashes for a second there are two transformers on that same small board. What happened is the solder gets hot on these connections and when they cool off the solder doesn't give a good connection. All I do is resolder all of the leads on those transformers. I have fixed 4 of these monitors and all 4 repairs have been reliable. That inverter board is listed for sale online for 75.00 and I would say my repairs take maybe 15 minutes and you can get your monitor up and running a lot cheaper. I did buy some magnifier glasses that help me but those were only 2.00 surplus compared to 12.00 at Walmart and 18.00 at Barnes and Noble. Gateway screwed a bunch of people with this model LCD screen but since it is so easy to fix my hat is off to Gateway
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