The bad connections could be right at the display. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggs" <peggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:57 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: SDM-M51 17" flat panel computer monitor, bad connections? > I've worked on one,it had Surface Mount 'everything'. > A bad connection may be tough to find,but not impossible. > These things are quite expensive,so a little patience may > be rewarded with a nice repair bill > > Peggs > > At 11:59 AM 6/9/04, Kevin wrote: > >This flat panel came in with picture that looked like a generic flag: 2 > >thick black stripes (up and down) on either side of a white middle. As > >I connected and disconnected the computer, the image kept changing. > >When I replaced the 15 pin connecter from the monitor to the computer > >with my cable to test the customer's cable, the monitor started working. > >I put the customer's cable back on and it is still working. Now when I > >whack the monitor the picture flashes but is working steady now. > >Obviously there are bad connections, but where might I find them? I > >know these are hard to work on so I would like to know what I'm getting > >into before I tear it apart. Thanks. > > > >Kevin Wilks > >Kevin's TV & Video Repair > >Penticton BC Canada > >kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > >Lost Password: > >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >Email Archives: > >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/