Re: Monitor dim and burn smell

Oh, well, thank you.
Think it's too complicated for my skills...
Thinking about buiyng a brand new power board. :/

Re: Samsung SyncMaster T240 2-second backlight problem

Hello,
could you explain me how to replace the power inverter? Is it soldered on the board, or there is some easier connection?
Kind regards.

Re: Monitor dim and burn smell

Ok, but if you see the pucture you can see the plastic is melt and the right side of the inverter is brown colored.

Sorry for the ignorance, but what I have to measure? Impedance?

Re: Monitor dim and burn smell

Hello. this is the picture of the power board. Capacitors seems all ok, but the problem is in the inverter, in my opinion.
Do you think it worth to change it? Never done a inverter replacement before....

Hello,
I own a dual monitor set with 2 different samsung monitors. Yesterday I disconnected one while the computer was on (and the other monitor as well) and after about an hour I came back and plugged again the monitor. I discovered that the monitor that was remained on (a Samsung Syncmaster T240) was smelling like plastic burn or something. Now, I can see that the monitor is dimmer that normal. Not black, but it seems the brightness is set to, let say, 60% while it's at 100% indeed.
Can the detouch and reattach of the secondary monitor have cause the damage? Should I investigate...

Re: Monitor dim and burn smell

Thank you for your reply!
If you can, please move this thread to the right forum, so I don't have to duplicate the thread. Can you?
In the next hours I'm going to open the monitor and take the pictures.
The monitor seems work normally except for the smell (now less strong) and for the less bright image.
I have basic skills. I replaced some capacitors on another monitor, and I have solder, multimeter and other basic equipments, but I'm new to practical electonics (I studied it at school, but it was 15 years ago and my job...

Hello,
I own a dual monitor set with 2 different samsung monitors. Today I disconnected one while the computer was on (and the other monitor as well) and after about an hour I came back and plugged again the monitor. I discovered that the monitor that was remained on (a Samsung Syncmaster T240) was smelling like plastic burn or something. Now, I can see that the monitor is dimmer that normal. Not black, but it seems the brightness is set to, let say, 60% while it's still to 100%.
Can the detouch and reattach of the secondary monitor have cause the damage? Should I investigate for...