Re: Has the Dell 1800FP exhibited bad caps?

Gotta love those good ol' AT power supplies.

Re: Has the Dell 1800FP exhibited bad caps?

Aw cripes, it was underpowered. I had 12v but only 2.5 amps. DOH! I pulled the power supply from the other monitor and poof, it started working. Now I have to find something that will make 12v with more amps.

Re: Has the Dell 1800FP exhibited bad caps?

Hmm I checked pin 8. I'm gettin 4.6V there. I tried jumping anyway, but no change. I checked eveything else. I've regulated the voltage so I KNOW its getting 12v and 5v (checked with a meter). I test 12v at the inverter, as well as perfect grounds.

Can I run that inverter completely independent of the logic board? If so, what is PIN 7?

BTW: I'm from indiana too.

Re: Has the Dell 1800FP exhibited bad caps?

I am working on one of these Dell 1800FP monitors. I'm lucky enough to have two (one that is working and one I am fixing).

For reference: Monitor1 is the good one. Monitor2 is the bad one

The power supply went bad on monitor2. I totally removed the power supply and sourced the power from an ATX power supply. It worked for about 3 months, then the display started flickering (backlight going on and off). It would sometimes work for awhile then start flickering when I had a white screen (like a browser open)....