Fred, pull any numbers you can: FCC ID, chassis,etc.And will research. Can you see anything in the display even tho it is black? Text? Phil Bader Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx fremur01@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >Any techs had experience with Dell flat panels, and >are they made by Sony? A customer recently brought in >a 17" lcd monitor for me to service. > >This one powers up with OSD, goes blank after one >second. If a signal's injected with a pc's vga >connection a picture will show up for one second then >go blank, same with vga tester. There is no screen >distortion. > >Is this indicative of some type of driver circuit or >maybe a backlight failure? I worked on a similar >model in the past that had some leaky p/supply caps. >Any input from someone with service literature is >appreciated > >Dell 172FBP; 17" Flat Panel > >Fred >MTS Electronics >fremur01@xxxxxxxxx >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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/