Are Viewsonics Worth Fixing?

[junkmansam]

Hi from a newbie. This is a great site and I hope to stay for a long time. Sam

I just found a Viewsonic VA1912WB monitor on a trashpile with the problem of shuting off at 2-4 secs led power goes from green to orange (stand by) also, while it was working before shutdown, I noticed white horizontal lines spaced about 1" apart that floated upwards. I pulled it apart yesterday and it had two bulging caps specifically the 220uf's. The rest seemed ok and all other components looked ok.

My main concern is that I see an awefull lot of Viewsonic problems being talked about here. Would I be foolish to spend money on caps and my time to fix it just so some other cheap part become the next headache?

I have an old Dell LCD 17" from the year 2000 which I also found that is built like a tank and still going strong. It has two characteristics that you just don't see anymore (at least what I've seen) Outboard power supplies and the back panel has many holes in it for ventilation (something todays monitors don't have)

[PlainBill]

Re: Are Viewsonics Worth Fixing?

Hi from a newbie. This is a great site and I hope to stay for a long time. Sam

I just found a Viewsonic VA1912WB monitor on a trashpile with the problem of shuting off at 2-4 secs led power goes from green to orange (stand by) also, while it was working before shutdown, I noticed white horizontal lines spaced about 1" apart that floated upwards. I pulled it apart yesterday and it had two bulging caps specifically the 220uf's. The rest seemed ok and all other components looked ok.

My main concern is that I see an awefull lot of Viewsonic problems being talked about here. Would I be foolish to spend money on caps and my time to fix it just so some other cheap part become the next headache?

I have an old Dell LCD 17" from the year 2000 which I also found that is built like a tank and still going strong. It has two characteristics that you just don't see anymore (at least what I've seen) Outboard power supplies and the back panel has many holes in it for ventilation (something todays monitors don't have)

The questions are "How much is your time worth?" and "How much is the repaired monitor worth?" Unless you want to cut and run like Sarah Palin , don't do a half-assed job. If you are in the US you can get the complete set of caps from Digikey for about $10 delivered. Putting it up on Craigslist for $75 and letting the buyer beat you down to $60 gives you $50 clear profit. If you don't mind my saying so, if you're digging in trashpiles, you probably don't get lawyer rates for your time. Just like me, you might appreciate an extra $50 rattling around in your wallet. Or an extra 2 inches on your desktop.

PlainBill

[junkmansam]

Re: Are Viewsonics Worth Fixing?

I do live in the US and I fix n flip most of the time. I have many satisfied customers. Most of the time I donate to friends or Salvation Army and do it mostly to save the landfills from toxic materials and clutter. Mainly use a bicycle to do my rounds so I'm not wasting gas.

I have a lot of Panasonic, Nippon, Nichicon among other caps in my stash all low ESR high temp so thier perfect for PS's.

For this situation I will most likely use it for myself. I'm starting to see many more LCD monitors in the trashpiles. The last one I found was a Gateway that stayed dark when the power button was pressed. That one went to Salvation Army.

[PlainBill]

Re: Are Viewsonics Worth Fixing?

I do live in the US and I fix n flip most of the time. I have many satisfied customers. Most of the time I donate to friends or Salvation Army and do it mostly to save the landfills from toxic materials and clutter. Mainly use a bicycle to do my rounds so I'm not wasting gas.

I have a lot of Panasonic, Nippon, Nichicon among other caps in my stash all low ESR high temp so thier perfect for PS's.

For this situation I will most likely use it for myself. I'm starting to see many more LCD monitors in the trashpiles. The last one I found was a Gateway that stayed dark when the power button was pressed. That one went to Salvation Army.

I shudder every time I think of an LCD monitor going to the landfill. Of those I've fixed, the majority had bad caps, shorted transistors (caused by bad solder joints), or similar problems.

A two year old Gateway, Viewsonic, or other monitor built with Elite, Capxon, or equivalent caps could easily last another 5 years with name brand caps. The sad thing, it would be very marginal repairing them if I were depending on it for my living.

PlainBill

[ubotts]

Re: Are Viewsonics Worth Fixing?

Hi could anyone pls. give me the capacitor p/n`s at Digi Key for all caps on that board thanks