Got this with fault "doesn't deliver enough power anymore to boot a system"
Through the fan blades, spotted a tiny capacitor looking a bit bloated
Opened for closer inspection, found a 100uf 25v Capxon well past its best-before date
Replaced the Capxon with a Rubycon YXG recycled from (probably) a deceased motherboard
The Rubycon measured 0.13 on my ESR meter, versus 28 for the Capxon
Pictures show Before and After
Zalman boots a system now, didn't try it before the capacitor replacement
Didn't consider replacing other Capxon - they appeared OK - enough of a challenge doing the one I did
Through the fan blades, spotted a tiny capacitor looking a bit bloated
Opened for closer inspection, found a 100uf 25v Capxon well past its best-before date
Replaced the Capxon with a Rubycon YXG recycled from (probably) a deceased motherboard
The Rubycon measured 0.13 on my ESR meter, versus 28 for the Capxon
Pictures show Before and After
Zalman boots a system now, didn't try it before the capacitor replacement
Didn't consider replacing other Capxon - they appeared OK - enough of a challenge doing the one I did
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But today, I’m making an exception here. Why? No idea. Perhaps only because the repair details are still “fresh” in my head… which is ironic, given this is a 16 year old monitor that hardly anyone will care about today. It is new to me, though. 
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