Re: A couple of LCD monitors

If the inverter(s) were the problem, wouldn't the display still power up? I know that in a notebook with a faulty inverter the display still operates, it's just too dim to notice for the most part. Since neither of my displays will even power on, that leads me to believe that the PSUs are faulty.

Also, I'm not an electronics guy. I can hold my own when it comes to basic testing, soldering, and replacing of components. Is there a simple way to determine which lead on a transistor is which?

I work in a PC repair shop, so I'm intimately familiar with blown caps on boards. A couple months ago, someone brought in a gateway 19" LCD that wouldn't power up. Now, we don't really get into board level repairs here, but there had been some heavy storm activity that weekend, and I knew I could at least check the fuse for the lady so she knew whether or not to replace the unit. The fuse checked out, but there were several leaking and distended caps on the power module. Since we don't handle those repairs she bought a new one and told me to scrap the other. The same thing happened last...