[mdlug] [MOSG] Fw: [Hardware] Replacing an LCD backlight

[Peter Bart]

On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 16:10 -0500, Richard Zimmerman wrote:
> Yes and no... On the Thinkpad the backlight did go but, but turned out 
> to be a loose connection.
> 
> Richard
> 
> / On a sidebar the Thinkpad is still alive running a dual boot Vector 
> Linux 6.0 Standard Gold and Windows 7!
> // Has the famous memory slot problem again too
> /// Running on a 1g ram stick
> 
> 
> 
> On 1/20/2010 3:53 PM, Peter Bart wrote:
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:00:06 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: Michael Corral<micorral at comcast.net>
> > To: mdlug at mdlug.org
> > Subject: [mdlug] [Hardware] Replacing an LCD backlight
> >
> >
> > Not Linux-related, just wondering if anyone here has ever replaced the
> > backlight tube/inverter on an LCD. For several months my Samsung
> > SyncMaster 930B would be dim and flicker for several minutes when it
> > gets powered on, then it would come up to full brightness. But this
> > morning it flickered briefly then went black. I've checked the video
> > and power cables, they're fine.
> >
> > I looked up on the web to find that LCD backlights have a lifetime of
> > about 40k hours, which is about 55 months. I've had mine for 56 months,
> > and the 3-year warranty has long since expired. I'm curious if it would
> > cost more to have the backlight replaced than just getting a new
> > 19" (or larger) LCD. If anyone here has any experience with this I'd
> > appreciate any info you have. Thanks.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > Richard,
> >      Didn't you do something like this with one of those Thinkpads?
> >    
> 

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Best Regards,

Peter The Plumber