Hi Pete: I did not tear it down enough to see what kind of "bulbs" it uses. Lots of ribbon connectors, so I thought I would try to collect information from someone with more experience than I. I can do more damage in a minute than I can fix in an hour. Wayne Vanaman Omega Electronics 6904 W Fairfield Dr Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com 850-456-5995 voice 850-458-6369 fax majorthom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hey Wayne-Sounds right so far . Can you swap bulbs around to verify?Does > monitor wk OK w/the 2 good bulbs?[1] > Pete > Wayne Vanaman <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greetings. > I have an NEC 17" LCD computer monitor. > When the set is first turned on the picture comes on for a half second > or less, every time, not intermittant. > > There is a power supply which appears to be two parts, mirrored, for the > top and bottom halves of the display. > > The output for the bottom half swings about 50KHz 2KV pk-pk pulses when > the display is up. The top half swings about 4KVpk-pk. The inputs to > the top and bottom step up transforms are about the same. > > I unloaded the power supply and both the top and bottom outputs swing > about 4KV pk-pk, so I Assume that this means the top lamp (are there two > lamps?) is bad. > > Can anyone provide me with any information on this set, including parts > souring and availabilty? > Does my conclusion seem reasonable? > > I have not dissassembled the unit enough to see the actual panel itself > 'cause I didn't want to break any of those many ribbon cables. > > Wayne Vanaman > Omega Electronics > 6904 W Fairfield Dr > Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 > > Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com > > 850-456-5995 voice > 850-458-6369 fax > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > > > Peter Neal > Neal Electronics > 1905 E. Wm.Cannon > 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/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/