Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 05:03:17 +0000
From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CT70 dead screen - attention Matt
Neil,
Now I'm really itching to find a multimeter here in Florida! I'll have to
see if my brother knows someone I can borrow one from. He's not that
technically inclined and, unfortunately neither are most of his friends, but
he's got and address full of contacts. I brought the kitchen sink and the
fridge in my suitcase from California... but forgot my multimeter, PC tower
and F-250 pickup... a few things that might have come in useful. But try as
I may.... I still had a tough time squeezing them in next to the kitchen
appliances :-)
I'll let you know what I find when I get the equipment. Meanwhile thanks
for keeping brain-storming this one!
Ciao,
Matt
>From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Matt,
>
>I've just fixed a dead screen 70 with exactly the same symptoms as yours:
>no
>light on the display, no reflective pixels, no picture, but the external
>monitor working fine.
>
>One of the fuses I mentioned some days ago was open circuit - probably the
>damage caused when the screen was dropped - and soldering a link of fuse
>wire across it (2A) fixed it fine!
>
>(I blush to mention that I tested it with a bent paper clip, as this would
>tend to diminish the aura of mystery I try to project...)
>
>Anyway, the guilty party is visible immediately to the right of the cpu
>heatsink, 3mm right of the bottom right hand screw. It's white on both the
>boards I have here, with metallic ends, and it's plenty big enough to
>solder
>to (I borrowed a 35W iron from a colleague - definitely overkill!). It's
>marked '2A' and 'LE' and has a little triangle on it. Don't remove the
>fuse,
>just solder a link across the terminals.
>
>(it's visible, but with tricky access, with just the kb removed. Probably
>better to remove the top of the clamshell)
>
>You never know, this could be your lucky day!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Neil
>
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