Re: Samsung 226bw

Thank you for the informative reply, you are a gentleman and a scholar! Its a bit late here i just finished a uni assignment but tomorrow i will have a look into this

Hi there all,

I have a Deadish Samsung Syncmaster 226bw. The blue power light flickers when i turn it on and the screen remains blank. Sometimes if i'm lucky it turns on, sometimes it doesn't. It can often take a whole day to get going. I mentioned this problem to a guy at work and he suggested i could try replace the caps. I have no electronics knowledge or background but i just opened it to have a look. It appears a number of caps are bulging.

When i look at them, here is what i see (pics below)
C317 - Fine (820uf 25v, P729 Vent)
C318 - Bulging (820uf...