Re: Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

A ha I do not have a multi-meter, this might be sometihng of a problem. The thing is, I've tried this soldering twice. Before, after attempt one, and attempt two, the problem is exactly the same, so I'm thinking it could well be this fuse issue. I'm just debating whether it's worth investing money in more equipment incase it isn't that, and my funds for a new monitor will dwindle further. I guess it's a bit of a gamble.

Re: Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

Plainbill: The boards I've found on ebay look quite different to mine, they're much more sparser in terms of the number of components for some reason. I guess would be a real challenge finding my exact one.

I have attached pictures. You can see how shoddy my attempt at soldering is, but the solder touches both the caps and the board. I'm guessing I may have screwed it though, and I might have to resign myself to binning the monitor ...

Re: Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

Sorry ignore that, I have managed to find them. They look ok, but then I don't know what I'm really looking for.

Re: Samsung SyncMaster 226BW



Sorry for being stupid (I really don't know anything about eletronics), but where do i find the fuse, and look to see if it's open? I can't see a conventional fuse on the board. I searched the thread for a picture of where the fuse/s are but my board layout is different to the picture....

Re: Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

Hi all

Thanks very much for the advice given in this thread - great that you guys are willing to share your knowledge like this.

Despite never having soldered a thing in my life, I ordered some caps and replaced my dodgy ones, but my problem is still exactly the same. I've never had flicker, but I had been having a high pitch whining noise from the monitor for a while, then after returning from a break I turned it on and the screen was just blank. If I shine a light on it, the image is there, just very dim.

I have...