Old but unused Dell Monitor

[slap_happy]

I just broke the factory seal on a Dell (Philips) monitor that was manufactured in July of 2010.

I decided to check the power supply board (see image) before I even powered up the monitor for the first time.

The following is a list of the electrolytic capacitors. Are any of these more urgent than the others to replace?

C605
Lelon A207(M)
120uF 450v

C501, C503, C505
FDAI
220uF 10v

C521, C522, C855
Elite
220uF 25v

C606
Lelon
A032(M)
33uF 50v

C851
Elite
220uF 35v

C703
FDAI
470uF 25v

C707, C708
nichicon HE(M)
680uF 16v

C704, C801
Lelon
330uF 35v

I did later power up the monitor, and it does work fine. The best parts are the two nichicon parts (C707, C708) on the secondary. Even though they are all unused, they are all 11 years old.

This power supply board is not very commonly available on the used market, so I'd like to protect it from the old capacitors causing the failure of other components. Should all of caps be replaced?

[Griffmadár]

Re: Old but unused Dell Monitor

Hello

I think yes to be in safe side. In a 11 years old capacitor the electrolyt could harm the body it self. The cost of set of new capacitors including big one ( i guess 120uF 450V) are nothing compare to the value of "new" monitor. Did you visually checked the capacitors on video board too?

[sam_sam_sam]

Re: Old but unused Dell Monitor

I would probably do a complete recap myself only because if the quality of the capacitor are in question and because it sat in storage for so long and you probably do not know what conditions the place where the storage took place

[stj]

Re: Old but unused Dell Monitor

dont spend a penny on ANY monitor until you get it to display an image.
panels fail a lot and you wont know till you try it if the bonded cables have failed and put lines on the screen!!!
specially on 2010 ish DELL crap - i have about 8 of them that work and have binned atleast 4 with bad panels.

incase your wondering, i dont buy monitors - i recover ones that companies throw out during upgrades.
i would never risk spending even the cost of a beer on a dell monitor!

[CapLeaker]

Re: Old but unused Dell Monitor

yeah... i wouldn't spend a cent on a dell either, unless i have something kicking around in my parts bin. just run it like that until it dies.