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/