Re: Dell U3011 Rev. 03 Half Right Side Flickering After a Period of Time



That's pretty damn awesome, sir! I think I'm going to settle on doing the same thing. I like simple stupid. Thanks for those pics, too!...

Re: Dell U3011 Rev. 03 Half Right Side Flickering After a Period of Time

So on a positive update, I have tried bammbammfran's suggestion of getting the Tcon BGA chip cooler. Just in the most ghetto-fied way. I simply taped some small 12v fans to the back where the Tcon board is located. I have now been 3 hours with the monitor on and no flickering pixels of doom.

kishisaki, thanks for the tips on actually doing a successful re-flow. Right now I'm debating on whether to actually continue with a re-flow, or just figure out how I'm going to get 12v to these fans, or...

Re: Dell U3011 Rev. 03 Half Right Side Flickering After a Period of Time

Thanks for the reply. Now that you mentioned it, I did use a pink eraser gently on the contacts of the ribbon cables going from the Tcon board to the LCD panel. I'll give the alcohol a try tonight.

I did also manage to scrounge up a tiny heat sink so I'll stick that on their if the alcohol cleaning doesn't work. I'll be sure to post my results.

Re: Dell U3011 Rev. 03 Half Right Side Flickering After a Period of Time

I also have a Dell U3011, however mine is a Rev. 04. I know this topic is old, but I've got the same problem with one I have recently acquired and am hoping to find some more advice on what the actual problem is.

I've always wanted one of these Dell 30" monitors but never could justify to myself about spending over $1K for one. Even used at $500 I just seemed to put it off in place of spending more on storage space or better gaming hardware. I recently decided to take the gamble on an ebay...

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Hi everybody! My name is Rick. I am an IT monkey 3 years out of college and currently working for a University. I have 4 years of desktop and laptop repair experience from working at a repair shop while in college. I love to play around with Linux at work and PC gaming at home. I've got a Dell 30" monitor that I'm going to be asking for help with.