Re: ViewSonic VP201b

lol.. dOmed... I don't believe they were... And no offense taken whatsoever

Re: ViewSonic VP201b

what makes you say they're doomed? I'm nowhere near that monitor now so i won't be posting any new pics - the thing works fine however.

As for the fuse... I had no other choice (no decent merchants) and I only had about a week or so before going overseas. Hey.. it works Using the wick for the surface solder worked better than i though.

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Welp, a bit late but... I finally got around to posting the pictures of my repair job when replacing the fuse. Its not the prettiest thing but it works. The pics don't show the electric tape which secures the wire wick.

The pics may not be in order... but should be able to help out someone trying to disassemble this thing ...

Re: ViewSonic VP201b

can't seem to edit my post.. but, i was able to buy a mini ceramic 2A fuse at Radioshack part # 270-0005.

I used the wick as a wire (don't have any braided wire) wrapped around the fuse ends, the other end grabbed the board surface really nicely, isolated with electric tape and off i go!

Re: ViewSonic VP201b

i saw the part #, but how did you decipher what it is? I'm trying to figure out how to obtain such info when fixing consumer electronics.

Re: ViewSonic VP201b

Excellent thread!

My Viewsonic vp201b went dark one night. I love this monitor, its very nice so i had to save it. What was rough is taking it apart - besides the screws, all you need to do is pry the edge with your (long) nails.

Long story short, my left fuse on the inverter was bad. I just unsoldered/popped it off and jumped it with a sliver of 'soldering wick'. Which BTW you can use to unsolder things - get it at your local Radioshack.

Anyhow, put it together and bam it works. This thread showed me the...