Pete, I just did the flashlight test on the DELL 17" as Jerry recommended. Sure enough I can see the image minus the backlight. I guess now it's just a matter of locating a parts vendor. I believe Sony makes the displays for DELL, will tear into this unit later this week. Fred MTS Electronics fremur01@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of majorthom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:36 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Compaq 19" LCD monitor Mod.TFT8000 Hi there Jerry Thanks,yeah the pix is on then off immed.I never did what you do and I'll try it Take care Pete Jerome Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote: When it goes out shine a flashlight on the screen from an an angle. If you can see an image, it may well be just a backlight problem. LCD displays use low wattage fluorescent lamps for backlight, and these are not as hard on ballasts as projection arc lamps. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 6:56 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Compaq 19" LCD monitor Mod.TFT8000 > Pete, > > I've read information about ballast lamps going bad. > The one I'm servicing has a good picture for less than > 2 seconds then blinks off. Same symptoms when I inject > a signal from computer vga connector. > > I've not yet torn too far into it, year of manufacture > is 2003. Man, these things go bad fast! > > > Fred > MTS Electronics > fremur01@xxxxxxxxx > > > > Hello there -Dont know your name,but mine shuts down > too fast to tell.To answer your question,the flouro > tubes age & draw too much current causing shutdown @ > convertor ps. > So,with that,maybe isolate tubes,scope the waveforms > etc.Highest failures I see are the tubes,bad sm > electrolytics all over the place[main bd/convertor] > FYI Site bylaws dictate you have a sigfile.I didn't > even know what that was when I joined.Everyone is > pretty helpful here.Regards, > Pete > "fremur01@xxxxxxxxx" wrote: > Pete, > > I have a similar problem with a DELL 17" LCD in for > service. Does this Compaq you're working on also show > OSD or self test mode? > > I wonder if these units develop backlight problems > prematurely. My experience is that HP will not sell > service literature on their monitors. > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > majorthom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 4:31 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Compaq 19" LCD monitor > Mod.TFT8000 > > > Comes on then blinks right out.Scoped anodes of the Hi > V xfmr drivers and saw great swings but just hash. HP > doesn't address the Hi V ps on the parts site.Anyone > know where I can find one.Anyone worked on this guy? > Regards, > Pete > Austin,TX 78756 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/