It could last for years, or it could fail by dark... My guess is that you do not have much time.
One good aspect is that when the intensity or color changes, the problem is probably the inverter has gone bad. bad, when this happens. This means that instead of a total screen failure, you can repair it. If handy with a good philips screwdriver, you can replace it yourself. You can buy the inverter on eBay for around $17 to $30 (US) or at a repair parts store for $69. Get a new one, not a used one. Get the correct one for your type number. The inverter's main job is to invert the screen image from negative to positive, and to stabilize the output. Each screen requires its own inverter. You will likely have problems if you try to make another part from a different laptop fit or work properly. This device is long an thin, about the size of a fountain pen. It connects by a common plug of three (usually 3, sometimes 4) wires, so you just unplug the old one and plug in the new one. Then insert it in the hold down clamp. There are about 18 screws to remove and in four different sizes... so you need a work desk where you can place and label where they go. Draw yourself a map as you go, so you know where to correctly replace them upon reassembly. You need high quality, hard steel #1 and #0 philips screwdrivers for best results. Cheap screw drivers can be trouble. The most difficult parts are the rubberized screw covers, which are use to cover the screws. They are held on by a rubber cement-like compound. They are easily damaged during removal, so it is best to buy a set online... about $4.00 to $6.00. With good tools, and patience, you can lift them off with tweezers, replace the rubber glue backing with a solvent, then use new glue to replace them at the end. The difficulty comes in tearing or stretching these thin covers which become tough and brittle with age and your climate, rendering the final assembly somewhat ugly. Then remove the screws, and remember where they go. You will find the inverter (or screen adapter - it has other names) at the bottom, behind the screen. Unplug the old one. Plug in the new one. Replace the screws. Replace the screw covers. Presto you are done. It may take you two to three hours, depending on your skills, for the first one. Once you become good at it, it will take about 20 minutes. Repair shops usually charge $150... But this is not rocket science. You can do it. ________ Nothing is ever too big to fail. .. ... .... ..... ...... Mike Huckabee On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:09 PM, TK <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, mayyyyyybe the pinkness is only pronounced when the computer is first > turned on, and reduced when it's been on for a while (i.e. possibly > temperature-related). Does that reduce my likelihood of failure? > > - TK > > At 3/29/2009 10:39 AM, RBay wrote: > >Too ofen, it is the screen itself that is going dead when the pinkish tone > is uniform. It could stay that way for a year or two, or it could go black > tonight and never work again. > > > >On some T-41's, you can replace the inverter and bring it back to life. > Cheap by time consuming. > > > > > >On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 7:27 AM, TK <[email protected]> wrote: > >I know this is one of the oldest questions.... > > > >My T41's LCD screen has started to go pink. It's subtle, it's uniform, > and it's consistent. (I.e. It's not just at the bottom, and it doesn't > clear up when the computer's been on for a while.) > > > >What's breaking and how long before it breaks completely? > > > >Thanks - > > > >TK > > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
