Re: Dell E172fpb



Today the transistors failed again, monitor is having the same symptoms.
I just bought 4 from this [URL=http://cgi.ebay.com/C5707-2SC5707-Transistor-LOT-OF-FOUR-4-PCS_W0QQitemZ220187555570QQihZ012QQcategoryZ109456QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem]ebay[/URL] for $7 bucks.
If it fails again I will just order the whole board for 40 bucks. It should fix the problem.
I will post more info when the components arrive.
Thanks

Also about the RadioShack components, yes, they are bigger and I had to do a little...

Re: Dell E172fpb

It's still working good. No problems at all. No smoke either.

Re: Dell E172fpb

I just got some TIP3055 (MJE3055T) over radioshack and the monitor is working with no problems, I don't know yet on the long term but right now it's okay.
Yes I did had to cut the metal to accommodate the huge tranny.
Wish you guys good luck and merry Christmas.

Re: Dell E172fpb

What is the solution for the Transistor to not burn again that the ebay people are selling ?

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Also some people had mentioned the 2N3055 anyone used that ?

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Dear All,

First thank you all for the posts, that helped me alot with the troubleshooting this monitor.


I've a question:

What would be a great spare for the 2C5707 since it's failing:
The MJE3055T (TRANSISTOR NPN 60V 10A TO-220 )
or
the MJE13007G (TRANS PWR NPN 8A 400V TO220AB)

Both available at digikey at 0.99 and 0.90 .


Also heard that the guy selling on e-bay also sends a solution for the caps to not burn again. Is that a true...