Re: Dell E177FPc chirping, no picture, LED off

It looks like that's exactly what I did. The traces are too close together (for me) to solder a wire - I'd inevitably create a short for the two circuits.

The board has a dell part # 6832151300-02. It's [URL="http://www.discount-merchant.com/DELL-6832151300-02-p/1168463.htm"]here[/URL] for $9.95, but it's out of stock.

The only other place I could find it is [URL="http://www.codemicro.com/store/product/Dell-683215130002-Refurbished.php"]here[/URL], but they want [B][U]$45[/U][/B] for...

Re: Dell E177FPc chirping, no picture, LED off

Replacing the bad caps worked (damn ugly solder job but I can't believe it worked my first time trying something like this!). However, I forgot to put the quick release spring on the back of the monitor so I pried the plastic off again and put a heavy scratch right down the middle of the power button board in doing so. Now it doesn't work again.

I can't seem to find a replacement power button board anywhere for this monitor. Any ideas where I can find one (with the ribbon that attaches to the power supply as well) for...

Re: Dell E177FPc chirping, no picture, LED off



Thanks for the reply. I'll read up on the link to clarify ESR and ripple current, but my confusion lies in the apparent interchangeability of ESR and impedance. I have the CapXon's impedance but no ESR, and I have the Rubycon's ESR but no impedance....

I have no background in soldering, electronic hardware troubleshooting or anything related to electrical/electronic engineering. But damnit, I want to try.

When I plugged the power cable in, the faint chirping would begin but none of the buttons or LEDs would work and there was no picture. I popped it open and removed the power supply and noticed two bad caps ([B]if this problem is likely unrelated to the caps, please stop me now[/B]).

Both caps are CapXon KF series, 10v, 1000uF, 105°C. They are slightly bulged at the top and have brown residue (electrolytic fluid?)...