Comon problem with this model are the 4 bad caps (100Uf) on the inverter board, they developem high ESR and you must replace them with FM/FC PANASONIC with low ESR type, the four bad one has 100uf value whaich checked out OK but the ESR was more than 3 Ohms, I replace them with one 470uf (they use the smaller but with four caps due to spacing requirement becuase this same inverter board is also used in the very low profile monitor they cannot use large body cap, but your monitor chassis has a lot of room for bigger body caps.
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F1 is the surface mounted fuse. and it should be less than 1 Ohm.
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Couldn't find a Panasonic FM/FC series cap in Radio shack nor the local electronics shop, do you now where are they available?
Hey guys thank you all for your help, I'm posting a fix:
After removing the regular 470uf cap that I install (not the Panasonic FM/FC series that was recommended) that didn't fix the problem, I install 4, 100uf / 25v, it didn't work either, so I ordered a 470uf Panasonic FM from ebay this morning thinking that it was my last option, but while waiting for shipment to arrive I decided to solder a "bridge" over the F1 fuse that some guys were mentioning, guess what? it worked, I don't need to install the cap that I just ordered from ebay, guess I'll have to keep them in stock for the next monitor.
I have one question though, I'd like to know what is a replacement for this fuse that I can solder on my bridge, I don't like to leave it without the fuse protection. Anybody knows?
Thanks again.
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