What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. Beyond that, the capacitors should be inspected. In many cases, a complete recap will fix the problem.
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Check for an image using a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. However, it’s generally a capacitor fault that can be salvaged with a complete recap of the power supply board.
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If the capacitors look okay or a recap didn’t work, the problem usually lies with the power supply inverter or the panel backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. Mine lasted ~1 year with a recap and ended up failing when the backlight burned out on one end (indicated by one end being completely black). It’s generally difficult to replace without cracking the tube, so I don't recommend trying unless you have direct experience.
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If the capacitors look okay or a recap didn’t work, the problem usually lies with the power supply inverter or the CCFL tube in the panel. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem when a recap doesn’t work. Mine lasted ~1 year with a recap and ended up with a failed backlight the second time (check for a black end on the tube). It’s generally difficult to replace this and you usually ruin the panel in the process if you never done it before.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply won’t fix the problem because it’s a bad panel. Since the panel is oldand out of production (and expensive), you’re better off replacing your monitor and recycling this one. Beyond attempting a capacitor replacement, it isn’t worth repairing the monitor.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply won’t fix the problem because of a bad panel as the failure of the backlight is more unique - when the tube fails, you usually lose it within seconds while a capacitor failure is more gradual and doesn’t happen without warning. Since the panel is old, expensive and out of production, you’re better off recycling this and replacing it if the caps pass. Beyond attempting a capacitor replacement, it isn’t worth repairing the monitor.
What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. Beyond that, the capacitors should be inspected. In many cases, a complete recap will fix the problem.
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If the capacitors look okay or a recap didn’t work, the problem usually lies with the power supply inverter or the panel backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. Mine lasted ~1 year with a recap and ended up failing when the backlight burned out on one end (usually black). This is usually indicated by one end being darker then the other. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume it’s a backlight tube failure.
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If the capacitors look okay or a recap didn’t work, the problem usually lies with the power supply inverter or the panel backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. Mine lasted ~1 year with a recap and ended up failing when the backlight burned out on one end (indicated by one end being completely black). It’s generally difficult to replace without cracking the tube, so I don't recommend trying unless you have direct experience.
The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply won’t fix the problem because it’s a bad panel. Since the panel is old and out of production (and expensive), you’re better off replacing your monitor and recycling this one. Beyond attempting a capacitor replacement, it isn’t worth repairing the monitor.
What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. Beyond that, the capacitors should be inspected. In many cases, a complete recap will fix the problem.
If the capacitors look okay or a recap didn’t work, the problem usually lies with the power supply inverter or the panel backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. Mine lasted ~1 year with a recap and ended up failing when the backlight burned out on one end (usually black). This is usually indicated by one end being darker then the other. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume it’s a backlight tube failure.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply won’t fix the problem because it’s a bad panel. Since the panel is so expensive since nobody makes it and the remaining ones are inflated in price OR won’t last very long, it’s cheaper to get a new monitor and recycle this one. Beyond attempting to replace the capacitors, it isn’t worth repairing the monitor.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply won’t fix the problem because it’s a bad panel. Since the panel is old and out of production (and expensive), you’re better off replacing your monitor and recycling this one. Beyond attempting a capacitor replacement, it isn’t worth repairing the monitor.
What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. Beyond that, the capacitors should be inspected. In many cases, a complete recap will fix the problem.
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If the capacitors look okay or a recap didn’t work, the problem usually lies with the power supply inverter or the panel backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. Mine lasted ~1 year with a recap and ended up failing when the backlight burned out on one end. This is usually indicated by one end being darker then the other. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume it’s a backlight tube failure.
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If the capacitors look okay or a recap didn’t work, the problem usually lies with the power supply inverter or the panel backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. Mine lasted ~1 year with a recap and ended up failing when the backlight burned out on one end (usually black). This is usually indicated by one end being darker then the other. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume it’s a backlight tube failure.
The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply won’t fix the problem because it’s a bad panel. Since the panel is so expensive since nobody makes it and the remaining ones are inflated in price OR won’t last very long, it’s cheaper to get a new monitor and recycle this one. Beyond attempting to replace the capacitors, it isn’t worth repairing the monitor.
What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. Past that, the first thing to do is to inspect the capacitors and see if they are good. If any of the caps are bad, replace the whole set and that will probably fix it.
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What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. Beyond that, the capacitors should be inspected. In many cases, a complete recap will fix the problem.
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If the capacitors look okay or recapping the monitor didn't work, it's probably a panel fault related to the backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. When mine failed after the recap (whichfixed it for a year), the second problem I had was panel related. In my case, the actual tube was black on one side and flickered for a while before it burned out for good. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume that's why it failed.
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If the capacitors look okay or a recap didn’t work, the problem usually lies with the power supply inverter or the panel backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. Mine lasted ~1 year with a recap and ended up failing when the backlight burned out on one end. This is usually indicated by one end being darker then the other. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume it’s a backlight tube failure.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply would not fix it, since the problem is panel related. I wouldn't recommend even trying to fix it if it isn't a capacitor problem because of the high likelyhood the panel is where the problem lies. This issue is made worse by the fact that nobody makes CCFL panels anymore, so the remaining stock tends to be very expensive when you find them. They often cost so much it's cheaper to buy a whole new monitor and to recycle the old one.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply won’t fix the problem because it’s a bad panel. Since the panel is so expensive since nobody makes it and the remaining ones are inflated in price OR won’t last very long, it’s cheaper to get a new monitor and recycle this one. Beyond attempting to replace the capacitors, it isn’t worth repairing the monitor.
What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. The first thing to do is to inspect the capacitors and see if they are good. If any of the caps are bad, replace the whole set and that will probably fix it.
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What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. Past that, the first thing to do is to inspect the capacitors and see if they are good. If any of the caps are bad, replace the whole set and that will probably fix it.
If the capacitors look okay or recapping the monitor didn't work, it's probably a panel fault related to the backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. When mine failed after the recap (which fixed it for a year), the second problem I had was panel related. In my case, the actual tube was black on one side and flickered for a while before it burned out for good. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume that's why it failed.
The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply would not fix it, since the problem is panel related. I wouldn't recommend even trying to fix it if it isn't a capacitor problem because of the high likelyhood the panel is where the problem lies. This issue is made worse by the fact that nobody makes CCFL panels anymore, so the remaining stock tends to be very expensive when you find them. They often cost so much it's cheaper to buy a whole new monitor and to recycle the old one.
What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. The first thing to do is to inspect the capacitors and see if they are good. If any of the caps are bad, replace the whole set and that will probably fix it.
If the capacitors look okay or recapping the monitor didn't work, it's probably a panel fault related to the backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. When mine failed after the recap (which fixed it for a year), the second problem I had was panel related. In my case, the actual tube was black on one side and flickered for a while before it burned out for good. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume that's why it failed.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply would not fix it, since the problem is panel related. I wouldn't recommend even trying to fix it if it isn't a capacitor problem because of the high likelyhood the panel is where the problem lies. This issue is made worse by the fact that nobody makes CCFL panels anymore, so the remaining stock tends to be very expensive when you find them. They cost so much it's often cheaper to buy a whole new monitor.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply would not fix it, since the problem is panel related. I wouldn't recommend even trying to fix it if it isn't a capacitor problem because of the high likelyhood the panel is where the problem lies. This issue is made worse by the fact that nobody makes CCFL panels anymore, so the remaining stock tends to be very expensive when you find them. They often cost so much it's cheaper to buy a whole new monitor and to recycle the old one.
Along with capacitor failure,mine had it's BER failure when the backlight tube physically burned out.
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What I'd suggest you do is check for an image with a flashlight. If it's stable, then it's likely a bad backlight tube or capacitors. The first thing to do is to inspect the capacitors and see if they are good. If any of the caps are bad, replace the whole set and that will probably fix it.
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Check for a image with a flashlight, and see it's really a problem with the backlight not working. If you have a image but it has no backlight it's a power supply board or panel issue. Take the monitor apart and check for bad caps to figure out what the problem is.
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If the capacitors look okay or recapping the monitor didn't work, it's probably a panel fault related to the backlight. Sometimes this is fixed with a power supply, but it rarely fixes the problem. When mine failed after the recap (which fixed it for a year), the second problem I had was panel related. In my case, the actual tube was black on one side and flickered for a while before it burned out for good. I don't recommend removing it because it's hard to do without damage, but if it's not working it's safe to assume that's why it failed.
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If your caps look good, chances are good that it's a backlight tube burnout rather then bad caps. If the caps are bulged it needs to be recapped and will probably come back to life with a set of brand new capacitors. While it is possible a new power supply may work, it's a gamble I would not suggest you take. It's almost always going to be a bad panel. Panels are not worth repairing. The main problem is the cost of these panels has skyrocketed being CCFL based. They are no longer being produced so when you find one, it will always cost an arm and a leg to get.
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The cost of a new panel makes it more economical to find a working one used rather then repair the one you have.
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The problem in your case is it's likely like mine where a new power supply would not fix it, since the problem is panel related. I wouldn't recommend even trying to fix it if it isn't a capacitor problem because of the high likelyhood the panel is where the problem lies. This issue is made worse by the fact that nobody makes CCFL panels anymore, so the remaining stock tends to be very expensive when you find them. They cost so much it's often cheaper to buy a whole new monitor.
Along with capacitor failure, mine had it's BER failure when the backlight tube physically burned out.
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Check for a image with a flashlight, and see it's really a problem with the backlight not working. If you have a image but it has no backlight it's a power supply board or panel issue. Take the monitor apart and check for bad caps to figure out what the problem is.
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If your caps look good, chances are good that it's a backlight tube burnout rather then bad caps. If the caps are bulged it needs to be recapped and will probably come back to life with a set of brand new capacitors. While it is possible a new power supply may work, it's a gamble I would not suggest you take. It's almost always going to be a bad panel.
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A panel related failure is not worth repairing. The panels cost more then a secondhand one that works. These CCFL panels are no longer produced and good ones that remain are usually stupid expensive if you do manage to find one due to a lack of demand.
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If your caps look good, chances are good that it's a backlight tube burnout rather then bad caps. If the caps are bulged it needs to be recapped and will probably come back to life with a set of brand new capacitors. While it is possible a new power supply may work, it's a gamble I would not suggest you take. It's almost always going to be a bad panel. Panels are not worth repairing. The main problem is the cost of these panels has skyrocketed being CCFL based. They are no longer being produced so when you find one, it will always cost an arm and a leg to get.
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The cost of a new panel makes it more economical to find a working one used rather then repair the one you have.
Along with capacitor failure, mine failed for real the second time because of backlight failure. If it still gives you problems with new capacitors, then check for a image with external light. If that's the case, the inverter components on the power supply failed or the CCFL tubing used to light the panel burned out. Once you have to look into the inverter or panel, the monitor is probably a write-off, seeing as the black screen failure is usually a CCFL burnout in the majority of cases it happens. A new power supply may be in line but if you replace it and it's the CCFL tube (which is more likely) then it's going to need a new panel. This panel is CCFL and probably no longer made. If it is, it's very expensive due to the lack of demand for CCFL panels.
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Along with capacitor failure, mine had it's BER failure when the backlight tube physically burned out.
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Check for a image with a flashlight, and see it's really a problem with the backlight not working. If you have a image but it has no backlight it's a power supply board or panel issue. Take the monitor apart and check for bad caps to figure out what the problem is.
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If your caps look good, chances are good that it's a backlight tube burnout rather then bad caps. If the caps are bulged it needs to be recapped and will probably come back to life with a set of brand new capacitors. While it is possible a new power supply may work, it's a gamble I would not suggest you take. It's almost always going to be a bad panel.
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A panel related failure is not worth repairing. The panels cost more then a secondhand one that works. These CCFL panels are no longer produced and good ones that remain are usually stupid expensive if you do manage to find one due to a lack of demand.
Along with capacitor failure, mine failed for real the second time because of backlight failure. If it still gives you problems with new capacitors, then check for a image with external light. If that's the case, the inverter components on the power supply failed or the CCFL tubing used to light the panel burned out.
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Along with capacitor failure, mine failed for real the second time because of backlight failure. If it still gives you problems with new capacitors, then check for a image with external light. If that's the case, the inverter components on the power supply failed or the CCFL tubing used to light the panel burned out. Once you have to look into the inverter or panel, the monitor is probably a write-off, seeing as the black screen failure is usually a CCFL burnout in the majority of cases it happens. A new power supply may be in line but if you replace it and it's the CCFL tube (which is more likely) then it's going to need a new panel. This panel is CCFL and probably no longer made. If it is, it's very expensive due to the lack of demand for CCFL panels.
Along with capacitor failure, mine failed for real the second time because of backlight failure. If it still gives you problems with new capacitors, then check for a image with external light. If that's the case, the inverter components on the power supply failed or the CCFL tubing used to light the panel burned out.