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A VGA monitor may be easier to repair than you think

104 点作者 watchdogtimer超过 3 年前

19 条评论

squarefoot超过 3 年前
I&#x27;ve repaired several TVs and monitors, LED lamps, etc. just by replacing bad capacitors, and in a few cases some diodes too, so it&#x27;s worth trying especially on electronics that would otherwise be thrown away. If you see a TV&#x2F;monitor going off randomly or a LED lamp starts flashing, pretty sure there are one or more defective capacitors in there.<p>Defective capacitors are a common plague in modern electronics, and the culprit is always the capacitor: the market is literally invaded by rubbish quality capacitors, and swapping a bad quality one with another bad quality one guarantees it will fail again one day, so buy only reputable parts from reputable vendors; avoid online purchases of branded parts from unknown resellers (pretty sure that 99.999% of Nichicon or ELNA capacitors sold by any Aliexpress, Ebay, Amazon, etc. sellers are relabeled fakes); pay them more but pay them once. A web&#x2F;image search for &quot;counterfeit capacitors&quot; works better than 1000 words.<p>Anyway, when shopping for (hopefully genuine) electrolytic capacitors, respect also the temperature ratings. Capacitors mounted into a power supply are exposed to higher temperatures, so always choose the 105c degrees type. Capacitance is usually not critical; electrolytic capacitors accuracy can be worse than 20%, and that&#x27;s not a problem because they&#x27;re not required to be accurate for their job, so if you don&#x27;t find the exact value, you can safely swap the part with one with slightly higher capacitance; same for the rated operating voltage which can be higher (not lower!). Low ESR rated ones are preferred; if you can, buy them instead of generic ones.
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mikewarot超过 3 年前
Since the title specified a resolution, I assumed a VGA CRT with a DB15 connector. (Not an MDA, CGA or EGA) I was all set to warn you kids about the dangers of CRTs, high voltage, Xrays, and of course the implosion if you break the neck of the tube... and instead got bad capacitors on LCD displays.<p>Regardless of what the safety standards say, you should always remove power, and short any capacitors with a screwdriver or freshly checked jumper lead, as bleeder resistors (and jumper leads) fail. LCD backlights with cold cathode fluorescents use quite a bit of voltage, so be careful, and good luck!
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jonathanlydall超过 3 年前
I did this kind of a repair job to a couple of Samsung 23&quot; 1080p screens back in 2012.<p>A friend gave them away since their backlights would flicker making the monitor unusable for the first 10 or so minutes after they were turned on, after which they worked completely fine.<p>I have little to no knowledge of electronics, but did know how to use a soldering iron. As I recall, I watched a YouTube video and was confident that if the problem was just the capacitors, then I could manage to replace them.<p>I opened up the monitor, saw two or three capacitors which were clearly bulging and I used a soldering iron to get them off the board.<p>I went to an electronics shop expecting that someone there would be able to advise on replacements which would work. As I recall one or more of replacements they had available on hand had a different &quot;number&quot; on it, but they assured me it was a higher rating and wouldn&#x27;t affect use, I don&#x27;t know much about electronics, but this made sense to me so I trusted it.<p>I managed to re-solder them on and they then worked perfectly.<p>Fast forward to today, about 9 years later, and my brother is still using both the repaired monitors. They have DVI input, 1080p resolution and VESA mounts so are actually very decent unless things like &gt;60Hz refresh rate, higher resolution or very good colour accuracy are important to you.
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zbuf超过 3 年前
I feel old; I came here for a guide to repair a &quot;VGA monitor&quot; and instead got a flat panel.
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jeroenhd超过 3 年前
I&#x27;m always wary if these guides. If you know what you&#x27;re doing then yes, replacing a capacitor is a quick fix to give your hardware a new lease on life, but you can get seriously injured or even killed if you mishandled the open power supplies these devices often contain.<p>This guide addresses the danger by saying you need to &quot;wait for a while&quot; without telling you what &quot;a while&quot; is (a minute? 5? an hour?) and how to spot the dangerous parts of the circuit board.<p>Having said all that, I think a general education on how devices like these can be fixed (safely!) is something a lot educational facilities should offer. Repairing basic and often even more advanced electronics requires little more than replacement parts, a soldering iron and some practice, but people are quick to throw something out when it stops working. The assumption seems to be that things are too complex to repair these days, but in all likelihood dead devices just had some protective circuitry do its job and fail before frying the mail circuits.
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mdip超过 3 年前
I think more than a few of us are familiar with the mess of bad capacitors that made their way into products throughout the early 00s. I still see this from time to time, but I remember the first time I encountered it -- I had purchased a $200 SageTV Media Streamer (v1) and it failed a few months out of warranty. I replaced it with a v2 and put the v1 in the basement.<p>Then Google bought SageTV[0] and they stopped producing software&#x2F;products. Meanwhile, I wanted another TV hooked up. Taking apart the device revealed capacitors that -- even though I had been unfamiliar with the issues -- were <i>obviously</i> bad -- one had leaked all over itself, others were bulging.<p>I hit up ebay, repaired that, and thought about the growing pile of unreliable&#x2F;broken hardware in a room that I had been putting off salvaging. That weekend, I repaired about ten LCD monitors -- caps in the PSU all around, one old plasma TV, 5 ATX power supplies and two NetGear 1Gbps switches. <i>EVERY</i> single one had varying degrees of damage. All but one power supply was functional again.<p>[0] The product was a TiVo for PCs and was among the best. Google purchased them as an acqui-hire and -- I think -- used portions of the software in their STBs for Fiber. They later released the code open source.
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gruez超过 3 年前
Why is &quot;VGA&quot; mentioned? Does the fix only apply to monitors with a VGA interface? This looks applicable to any monitor with a internal power supply.
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squarefoot超过 3 年前
Tangentially related: many VGA monitors can be given a new life by driving their panel using cheap ready made controllers. Search for &quot;hdmi controller board&quot; on Ebay, Aliexpress etc. Some are programmed in advance and the seller must be given the exact name of the panel they will work with before purchasing, while others are sold ready to be programmed. Some can also drive large TV screens.<p>Here are some links that might turn out useful.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.elecrealm.com&#x2F;down&#x2F;class&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.elecrealm.com&#x2F;down&#x2F;class&#x2F;</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mattmillman.com&#x2F;info&#x2F;lcd&#x2F;rovatools&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mattmillman.com&#x2F;info&#x2F;lcd&#x2F;rovatools&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ghent360&#x2F;RTD-2660-Programmer&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ghent360&#x2F;RTD-2660-Programmer&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sites.google.com&#x2F;site&#x2F;lcd4hobby&#x2F;home" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sites.google.com&#x2F;site&#x2F;lcd4hobby&#x2F;home</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;openrtd2662.ru&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;openrtd2662.ru&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.codeforge.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;258602" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.codeforge.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;258602</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.panelook.com&#x2F;index.php" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.panelook.com&#x2F;index.php</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;lcdtech.info&#x2F;en&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;lcdtech.info&#x2F;en&#x2F;</a>
wiz21c超过 3 年前
FTA:<p>&gt; it was clear what the problem was with a swollen C812 capacitor.<p>&gt; So no need to check anything with a multimeter or an oscilloscope, a visual inspection of the board could immediately detect the issue.<p>I&#x27;m looking at the picture. I&#x27;m not in electronics and I can assure you it&#x27;s absolutely not clear to me that this is the capacitor I&#x27;m looking for. So what should it look like ? I understand these things sometimes burn or swell but is it always visible ? And if not, what should I do to detect it ?
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akerr超过 3 年前
I did this when I was a teenager - with CRT monitors. Higher voltages and I had the fun of refocusing the tube and fixing the colour registration while it was on, reaching around the back while I looked at my test pattern.<p>I learnt a lot about computing hardware and software on that Pentium box: 166 MMX (overclocked to 200MHz), 16MB RAM (later 64MB), running Debian and my resurrected 15” LG CRT. Oh, and a 56kbps modem.
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jonatron超过 3 年前
Power supply caps fail so often that maybe they should be socketed?
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bayindirh超过 3 年前
A had an awesome (for its time), Hyundai L90D+ monitor, and used it for ~8 years.<p>One day it turned and stayed off, sent it to some local shop for repair, and the tech told me that he added another light control circuit and, my brightness had to be adjusted via an external control. He also said that two ICs damaged, and he cannot source any.<p>I got pissed, found the parts, removed the other abomination and changed the damaged parts myself.<p>The monitor came back alive for 30 seconds and then died again.<p>It had no leaky caps, no visible damage, nothing on the board.<p>Had to trash it.<p>So, YMMV.
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rock_artist超过 3 年前
Since the days of ISA and DIMMs I&#x27;ve been &#x27;fixing&#x27; things myself. I also do all sort of &#x27;handy-man&#x27; work at home.<p>Being &#x27;technical&#x27; I&#x27;d still suggest evaluating things before engaging to them.<p>Some repairs aren&#x27;t worth it. this is per-basis calculation based on your capabilities, experience and time.<p>So the important word is... MAY be easier... maybe it won&#x27;t be easier than you think ;)
knolan超过 3 年前
I’ve don’t similar fixes over the years soldering replacements for dead components and changing the CCCL in a laptop.<p>I was surprised by how simple and spacious the boards in these displays are, easy for an oaf like me to replace components on. Just find where the magic smoke came from and order a replacement part for pennies.
meemo超过 3 年前
I just had a newish (but out-of-warranty) LG 4k monitor go bad on me. The picture went mostly dark, with a few streaks of white. I figured how to take off the back panel, but then got them stuck removing the EM shield covering the main board. I got all of the screws off, but then it wouldn&#x27;t come off.
goda90超过 3 年前
I&#x27;ve got several broken electronics that I&#x27;d love to try to repair someday, but they don&#x27;t have any screws and they are obscure enough to not have any tear-down guides to tell me if a heat gun would help. Cutting them open could just leave them unappealing to use, and thus I wasted my time.
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kleiba超过 3 年前
How do you find a broken capacitor on a board?<p>The article says it was clear that the cap was &quot;swollen&quot; but how do I know what a swollen cap looks like?<p>And what if it&#x27;s broken but not swollen?
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CivBase超过 3 年前
Consider sharing this on repair.wiki.
glugc超过 3 年前
Opening Amazon and buying a new one is even easier and you end up with a more modern and therefore better product.
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