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LCD monitor to dark to see
I have a 15" viewsonic lcd monitor and would like to know if I need To
replace the back lites or the converter.Can anyone fill me in on which to do. The back lites are far cheaper than the converter. If you use a flashlight you can see the images on the screen.thanks much. |
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LCD monitor to dark to see
"mackenoly" wrote in message oups.com... I have a 15" viewsonic lcd monitor and would like to know if I need To replace the back lites or the converter.Can anyone fill me in on which to do. The back lites are far cheaper than the converter. If you use a flashlight you can see the images on the screen.thanks much. You've GOT to be kidding. 15" LCD monitors are 2-3 generations removed from current technology. Buy a used one off ebay for 10 bucks and be done with it. Better yet, buy a 19" LCD monitor brand new for a really low price, from any major vendor of your choice. -Dave |
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mackenoly wrote:
I have a 15" viewsonic lcd monitor and would like to know if I need To replace the back lites or the converter.Can anyone fill me in on which to do. The back lites are far cheaper than the converter. If you use a flashlight you can see the images on the screen.thanks much. The CCFL lamps can have a service life of 15000 to 20000 hours. It is most likely the inverter that is the problem, but don't ask me how you are supposed to test it. (Leave the lamp connected to the inverter - if you were going to power the inverter up, it would be best if the inverter always had a load connected to it, so the voltage doesn't climb too high.) The cheapest experiment you can try, is disassemble the back of the unit, and unplug and replug the connectors on the wiring used. Sometimes the bad connection can be in the connectors themselves. In terms of running the inverter, you would think it would be pretty simple. Like put in 12VDC and get out 1000VAC at 3mA for a lamp (yes, it is high voltage). But some inverters also include a control signal for the brightness, which in some cases involves modulating the inverter at some lower frequency. Basically Pulse Width Modulation, where the inverter is turned on and off hundreds of times a second, and varying the ON time, to get whatever the user desires for brightness. So if testing the inverter, you'd need to apply power to it, but also understand what is needed to keep the brightness signal happy. (If the designers put a pullup resistor on the thing, it might run at full brilliance, for example, if the brightness signal was disconnected. You'd need to find a datasheet for the inverter, to understand more about how it works.) When reassembling the thing, be careful to put any foil or insulating materials, back the way you found them. Good luck and be careful, Paul (And no, I've never repaired one...) |
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Dave wrote: "mackenoly" wrote in message oups.com... I have a 15" viewsonic lcd monitor and would like to know if I need To replace the back lites or the converter.Can anyone fill me in on which to do. The back lites are far cheaper than the converter. If you use a flashlight you can see the images on the screen.thanks much. You've GOT to be kidding. 15" LCD monitors are 2-3 generations removed from current technology. Buy a used one off ebay for 10 bucks and be done with it. Better yet, buy a 19" LCD monitor brand new for a really low price, from any major vendor of your choice. -Dave Your alright Dave,I don't care what the rest of the world thinks of you. |
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Thanks much Paul, I appreciate all the information that I get. I will
try the simple things first and then try to accomplish testing the inverter, but I think you are correct, it's probably the inverter.I wish there was some place to buy it locally but unfortunately I will have to order it sent in.They are about$75. Paul wrote: The CCFL lamps can have a service life of 15000 to 20000 hours. It is most likely the inverter that is the problem, but don't ask me how you are supposed to test it. (Leave the lamp connected to the inverter - if you were going to power the inverter up, it would be best if the inverter always had a load connected to it, so the voltage doesn't climb too high.) The cheapest experiment you can try, is disassemble the back of the unit, and unplug and replug the connectors on the wiring used. Sometimes the bad connection can be in the connectors themselves. In terms of running the inverter, you would think it would be pretty simple. Like put in 12VDC and get out 1000VAC at 3mA for a lamp (yes, it is high voltage). But some inverters also include a control signal for the brightness, which in some cases involves modulating the inverter at some lower frequency. Basically Pulse Width Modulation, where the inverter is turned on and off hundreds of times a second, and varying the ON time, to get whatever the user desires for brightness. So if testing the inverter, you'd need to apply power to it, but also understand what is needed to keep the brightness signal happy. (If the designers put a pullup resistor on the thing, it might run at full brilliance, for example, if the brightness signal was disconnected. You'd need to find a datasheet for the inverter, to understand more about how it works.) When reassembling the thing, be careful to put any foil or insulating materials, back the way you found them. Good luck and be careful, Paul (And no, I've never repaired one...) |
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