On 10/21/2015 02:19 PM, mike wrote:
>> This is a SyncMaster 2233SW that worked fine for years, but then the
>> image disappeared. Further investigation showed that the image would
>> display for just a second or so after power-up or after switching
>> inputs. So: looks like classic defective-power-supply problem, probably
>> resulting from crappy electrolytic capacitors.
>>
>> When I took it apart I found that there were bulging caps and a
>> partially discolored PC board.
>>
>> Since the PC board itself showed signs of overheating, I thought it
>> better to look for a replacement power-supply module than to simply
>> replace the electrolytics on the old one. I bought one on eBay that was
>> described as having come from a monitor with a cracked screen. It had no
>> sign of bulging capacitors or overheating, but it did not solve the
>> problem. The seller refunded my money and did not want the apparently
>> defective unit returned, so I got a set of replacement capacitors for
>> that one. BUT that has still not solved the problem: with two different
>> computers, whether I use the analog or the digital input, there is an
>> image for just one second or so. AND I do not see any trace of an image
>> when I shine a light onto the screen either.
>>
>> I cannot find a service manual for this monitor -- at least not without
>> sending money to a person or business of unknown integrity.
>>
>> Where do I go from here?
> There's typically a sensor that shuts down the backlight if it senses
> a problem with the backlight.
> I fixed one of those with a new transformer, but the first one of
> those shipped to me with an open secondary. Second one worked.
>
> I "fixed" a second monitor by disabling the protection chip.
> I wouldn't recommend that to anyone else tho...
>
> If the backlight is on a different board, you may find something
> there.
> It's possible that the new board had the same failure mode.
>
> Normally, you'd expect the image to stay up even if the backlight
> turns off, but who knows what the designer decided on that model.
>
> Had one monitor that had a bad cap in the 5V. Supply.
> The spikes on the 5V caused the controller chip to malfunction
> and lock up.
>
> Probe around with a digital storage scope to see what happens
> on power up.
I neither own nor have access to any kind of scope.
The power module has connectors for four 2-wire leads that run to one
vertical edge of the screen, and another connector from which a
multi-conductor lead (more than 2 conductors, but I don't recall how
many, and it's not open at the moment for me to look) going to the
bottom edge of the screen (perhaps to the control buttons?). There is
another module that has the analog and digital signal connectors, a
multi-connector lead from the power module, and a shielded
multi-connector lead going to the top edge of the screen.
Perce