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DIY LCD Backlight Repair

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the franken-monitor-to-pillage-local-town dept.

Bill Nye (not the science guy) writes to tell us that InventGeek has an interesting article on do it yourself LCD backlight repair. From the overview: "Those of us that have used LCD monitors for a while know that over time the backlight starts to dim and will eventually completely fail. Leaving you with some electronic scrap that you could sell on eBay for 35 bucks or so. Well for less than $20.00 and about a half hour of your time you can replace the backlight and rejuvenate that monitor to as good as new condition."

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  1. uhm, yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Often there is a soft small clear plastic O' [sic] ring that suspends the bulb in the reflector. If you can not salvage these you can use a few wraps of a thin strip of a good quality clear tape.

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    If you had to replace your inverter your on screen controls will not likely work for brightness, but if you have a half descent [sic] video card you can do it in the video card settings if needed.

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    But if your [sic] about your wit's should do just fine.

    I don't think I'll be following these instructions for my dimming 17" powerbook. Anybody have any *good* instructions for fixing one of those?

  2. Bill Nye? Bleh! Go Beakman! by Stormwatch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sure, Nye is an actual scientist, but Paul Zaloom is a kickass comedian, and that made "Beakman's World" much more fun to watch.

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