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Electronics Repair (sci.electronics.repair) Discussion of repairing electronic equipment. Topics include requests for assistance, where to obtain servicing information and parts, techniques for diagnosis and repair, and annecdotes about success, failures and problems. |
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Are bad LCD's repairable?
I am on the verge of buying a cell phone with a bad LCD. (Killed due
to extreme cold). I can tell by the pictures it's really bad. I'm 99% confident the LCD is DOA. Stupid question......but what exactly happens to LCD's when the temp dips below zero? -Isildur's Bane |
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Are bad LCD's repairable?
"Isildur's Bane" wrote in message ... I am on the verge of buying a cell phone with a bad LCD. (Killed due to extreme cold). I can tell by the pictures it's really bad. I'm 99% confident the LCD is DOA. Stupid question......but what exactly happens to LCD's when the temp dips below zero? I don't know, probably nothing, as I've left my phone in the car in those temps. Maybe some are affected; again, I dunno. OTOH, depending on the phone, the LCD might be easily replacable. The one on my old Nokia 51xx series just lifted off once the phone was disassmbled. Replacement was a snap...assuming one had a source.... jak -Isildur's Bane |
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Are bad LCD's repairable?
Hi!
Stupid question......but what exactly happens to LCD's when the temp dips below zero? Usually the liquid material freezes or at least stiffens up. Generally there is no permanent harm to the display. I've used an older Ericsson cell phone and a Compaq LTE 5000 for years in very cold weather with no problems other than sluggish display response. I wonder if it would be possible that the display froze up totally and broke somewhere. William |
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Are bad LCD's repairable?
Isildur's Bane wrote:
I am on the verge of buying a cell phone with a bad LCD. (Killed due to extreme cold). I can tell by the pictures it's really bad. I'm 99% confident the LCD is DOA. Stupid question......but what exactly happens to LCD's when the temp dips below zero? Some phones LCDs are very cheap. "your phone" lcd spares |
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Are bad LCD's repairable?
On 13 Aug 2004 22:22:45 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote: Isildur's Bane wrote: I am on the verge of buying a cell phone with a bad LCD. (Killed due to extreme cold). I can tell by the pictures it's really bad. I'm 99% confident the LCD is DOA. Stupid question......but what exactly happens to LCD's when the temp dips below zero? Some phones LCDs are very cheap. "your phone" lcd spares chuckle. Ya, I know. "I'm a lazy b%tard" I'm googling now. Isildur's Bane |
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Are bad LCD's repairable?
I have left mobile phones and other equipment out in the winter over
here, and had no problems with the LCD displays. Sometimes they can break when the unit is dropped. This also applies to the circuit boards in the unit. If you have a unit with a dead LCD, you do not know if it is the display or the driver circuits behind it. As for servicing a mobile phone, you will need the source for the parts. If you have to go deep in to it, you will not be able to service it at the component level. Depending on the faults you may run in to, you may need some specialized equipment to service it. Jerry G. ======== Isildur's Bane wrote in message . .. I am on the verge of buying a cell phone with a bad LCD. (Killed due to extreme cold). I can tell by the pictures it's really bad. I'm 99% confident the LCD is DOA. Stupid question......but what exactly happens to LCD's when the temp dips below zero? -Isildur's Bane |
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Now you are talking sense. It is better to save up and buy one new
gadget that comes with a warranty, than a bunch of used items that you have no clue to what you will really end up with. Jerry G. ======== Isildur's Bane wrote in message . .. I decided against getting the phone. I figured I spent too much on crap already that needs fixing. Isildur's Bane On 13 Aug 2004 23:26:15 -0700, (Jerry Greenberg) wrote: I have left mobile phones and other equipment out in the winter over here, and had no problems with the LCD displays. Sometimes they can break when the unit is dropped. This also applies to the circuit boards in the unit. If you have a unit with a dead LCD, you do not know if it is the display or the driver circuits behind it. As for servicing a mobile phone, you will need the source for the parts. If you have to go deep in to it, you will not be able to service it at the component level. Depending on the faults you may run in to, you may need some specialized equipment to service it. Jerry G. ======== Isildur's Bane wrote in message . .. I am on the verge of buying a cell phone with a bad LCD. (Killed due to extreme cold). I can tell by the pictures it's really bad. I'm 99% confident the LCD is DOA. Stupid question......but what exactly happens to LCD's when the temp dips below zero? -Isildur's Bane |
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"Isildur's Bane" wrote in message ... I decided against getting the phone. I figured I spent too much on crap already that needs fixing. Isildur's Bane Sounds like a good idea. As a general rule I never pay money for broken stuff, there's just so much of it free for the taking once you figure out where to look. |
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:31:01 GMT, "James Sweet"
wrote: "Isildur's Bane" wrote in message .. . I decided against getting the phone. I figured I spent too much on crap already that needs fixing. Isildur's Bane Sounds like a good idea. As a general rule I never pay money for broken stuff, there's just so much of it free for the taking once you figure out where to look. Where would that be? Heh heh "The junk collector" -Isildur's Bane |
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"Isildur's Bane" wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:31:01 GMT, "James Sweet" wrote: "Isildur's Bane" wrote in message .. . I decided against getting the phone. I figured I spent too much on crap already that needs fixing. Isildur's Bane Sounds like a good idea. As a general rule I never pay money for broken stuff, there's just so much of it free for the taking once you figure out where to look. Where would that be? Heh heh "The junk collector" -Isildur's Bane Look on the curbs on trash day, raid the dumpster areas at apartment complexes, ask around, post an ad in the local classifieds or on a bulletin board at work, whenever I do that I get a constant stream of stuff until the ad expires. |
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Our county trash service charges extra to "recycle electronics." Thus, the
cost of used electronic equipment (even working things that people consider obsolete) can be zero or negative. |
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