Snag wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:57:57 -0500, "Snag"
wrote:

Mama's computer screen (Acer P191W 19" LCD) is sick ... screen is
dim and flickery. It's been going dark on us lately when waking it
up , turn power off then a few seconds later power on has brought it
back - until today . I have the unit apart , checking the power
board for bad caps since that's listed as a primary cause of monitor
problems - found 2 bulged tops , none leaking . I'll be visitin' the
local RS for replacements , and hoping that's all it needs .
Anybody out there have experience with repairing these ? Would I be
better off looking for a replacement at a yard sale ? We have a
small CRT monitor on it for now so the g-kids can still play their
games , but it sure ain't optimum ...

I've fixed about a dozen of them - not all the same model, but most
of them Acer. Getting the right caps is a job. Many are 1/8" or so too
long.

Thanks to all , I'll be looking up those caps at digikey or mouser . I
figger I should just go ahead and replace 'em all while I'm in there .
There's a guy selling "kits" on eBay , but his photo doesn't look like my
power board . Before I order from someone like him I'll get the values of
all the electrolytics on the board .


http://www.badcaps.net/

You can get all the caps you will need from the folks there. They also
sell kits for the common failure items as well.
Bad caps are VERY common, there were some bad ones out of China and
Japan for a couple years.


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Steve W.