Re: Problem with Viewsonic VP211b

I have an update with good news.

It took a full week for my soldering station to come after buying on Ebay. I didn't like what I found locally. I got a Komec 936. Initially I had problems with it, but after changing tips, it was working okay. For some reason the first tip just couldn't seem to get heat out to the end of it. Touching the solder up on the side of it would melt, but not at the very end.

I could not get the surface mount fuse F2 off. I was trying to use a desoldering braid, but I just could not get enough...

Re: Problem with Viewsonic VP211b

Thanks for the video, retiredcaps. And the information on the type of fuse, Wrog. I have found the Littlefuse website, but there is a little electronics store locally that carries Littlefuse products. I have removed the inverter and will go to that store Friday afternoon with the board and a page printed from the Littlefuse website.

Then I will have to get me a soldering iron. I have soldered before. I have a big soldering gun that was my Dads'. He was an electrician, so I learned a thing or two from him, probably just enough to...

Re: Problem with Viewsonic VP211b

Here are pics. One is of the whole inverter board, which is still in the monitor. One is closer up of the F1 and F2, seen on either side of the plug going to the main logic board. They are tiny, about 1/8 inch or so. Thanks....

Hello, I have a VP211b that has worked excellent for five years. Then one day I turn the whole system on, walk out of the room while it comes up, walk back in and find the screen black. By the way, I run four monitors off a Matrox M9140. One was the vp211b-primary, the other three are VP2130b. The other three are only turned on when needed. I simply plugged into monitor two and was able to see my main screen again.

I have a stable green light, it seems to be receiving a signal, but the monitor is black from the time of being turned on. Since it was useless as is, I have opened it...