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Anonymous Posted on Dec 04, 2013

VL 1919 Princeton monitor black screen

Black screen

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 27, 2009

SOURCE: I have an old Princeton monitor. The screen is

There is a field of capacitors on the power board that usually goes bad. I believe that there is a total of 6. When you look at the power board you should notice them. I have the capacitors if you need them. $2 each. Just check to confirm that they are swollen. and let me know the voltage and uF. good Luck. David

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Buddy Mcsparrin

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  • Posted on Jun 29, 2009

SOURCE: I have a Princeton VL1918 LCD monitor. Need help

Hello,

You have a monitor with a common problem. After a few years some LCD monitors will blow a power supply. The problem is caused by parts called capacitors overheating in the confined space of he monitor. If you are good at electronics repair/soldering you can usually fix he problem. Check out a few pictures on my web site www.ccl-la.com/badcaps.htm You can take the back cover off your monitor and look for the bad parts, replace any that look like the pictues and your monitor should work fine. The capacitors do need to be installed with the correct + and - connections, note the stripe on the old one and insert the new one the same way. If you don't want to try the repair yourself we offer a repair service for $35 plus shipping. If you don't see any bad capacitors then the next thing would be bad CFL (backlight tubes) in the screen itself. If it is that then the monitor needs to be replaced because of the tech skills needed to replace then. I hope this helps, if so please rate my solution.

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Eric Rotmil

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  • Posted on Aug 03, 2009

SOURCE: Blank screen

You said it correct the fluorescent bulbs are going bad, unfourtunately the are part of the screen (panel).
to replace the panel make sure you get the exact part # from the panel inside rear and check prices online and on ebay.

I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/eric_ab7c09ec01841771

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 17, 2009

SOURCE: Monitor Problem

That is because your computer is trying to display a picture at a higher resolution than the monitor can handle

EG. if your monitor was only capable of lets say 800 x 600 and you decided to try force it to display 1680 x 1260 your monitor would do one of three things

try but die doing so
switch itself to sleep or standby mode
scream at you that its "OUT OF RANGE"

The H & V numbers are horizontal and vertical frequencies sometimes it is possible to use the monitors own OSD to change these but please check in the monitor manual before you do so.

Your best bet is to start your computer in safe mode and re-set the resolution to something a little more in the range of the monitor and then try re-boot.


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Bud Martin

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  • Posted on Jan 25, 2010

SOURCE: Problems with Princeton Digital VL2018W Monitor?

Check inside for bad caps, see failed Princeton here: http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums
Common failure for this monitor.

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Describe your (VL1916) 19" LCD

Did you try this monitor with another PC and already verify that the VGA cable is OK.
Common problem with Princeton monitors are due to bad DC filter capacitors in the power supply board, see example here:

http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/PRINCETON/
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You can accomplish this by unpluggin the tv for 4 hours. When you power it back up the internal software will revert to the original factory defaults.
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I've opened my princeton vl 1919 monitor to see if the caps are blown. I can't loosen the grey metal cover covering the boards to see the caps. I've removed the hexes on either side of the video inputs but...

Not sure if the VL1918 uses the same chassis as your, just remove the 4 screws and disconnect all the lamps connectors and other connectors.
http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/Princeton%20VL1918W/
http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/Princeton%20VL2018W/

Can you post the pictures? so I can see what it is about.
Basic LCD monitor and TV troubleshooting guide:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r5093881-lcd_flat_panel_tv_troubleshooting_guide
http://www.fixya.com/support/r6150077-basic_lcd_monitors_troubleshooting
http://www.fixya.com/support/r7406380-tv_training_manuals
Failed TV and Monitors: http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm
Learn about bad caps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
Parts: www.shopjimmy.com
Capacitors kit: http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/Default.aspx he can make you a set of caps.
Or www.digikey.com, just make sure to use caps with low ESR, 105c, high ripple current and long life rating such as PANASONIC FM or FC series.
Please post back what you find.
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I have an old Princeton VL 173 that I had been using with an old computer running Windows XP Pro. It works fine. Got a computer with an Asus MB and a Intel Core 2 Quad running Windows 7 Home Premium...

It sounds like a driver/software issue. When you ran the Princeton VL173 on XP you probably had all the correct software for your video card and the correct drivers to support your video output. When you changes OS to Windows 7, the XP drivers are no longer in place. My best guess is that you need to find and install the correct drivers for your system video and for your video card that are Windows 7 compatible. The old XP drivers will not work in Windows 7.

I am running XP with a Princeton VL173. It works great. I identified the correct video drivers for my system and installed them. My video card is nVidia 8800GT. I downloaded and installed the latest software from nVidia and installed it. It runs like a champ.

Several months ago my display died. It was just blank -- black. I tried using a power supply (AC adapter) from an old HP printer that died, and it worked! The plugs were identical, and the power output profiles were very nearly identical. It has been rinnung great for many months now.

I hope this helps.

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Screen isn't coming on. I have a Princeton VL1919. The blue light blinks when on and the screen is just black. I have tried it on all 3 of my computers and it won't work. Any help would be awsome. Thanks

Common failure on the Princeton monitors are caps failure in the power supply, look for bad caps (bulging top or seal), see failed Princeton monitors due to bad caps: http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums
Post back what you see inside so we can guide you further.
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My princeton VL2018W will flash the screen when first powered on but goes blank after. With repeated unpluging, the display used to stay, but no luck

floresa57, After lcd panel "flashes" is the lcd panel "black" or is it both "black" and "blank" when you perform the flashlight test that every LCD owner should know how to do and interpret the results? Do you have warranty? If no, then read more responses in my FIXYA profile for clues on what YOU will or what YOU won't do to fix your BLACK SCREEN monitor!!! Floresa57, the basic principles of design and operation of your Princeton VL2018W are same as all other brands of Fluorescent backlit LCD monitors!!! It can be fixed. READ, READ, before you do anything. Understand the reason WHY your monitor is now black and lifeless. Follow all the LINKS to other web sites so you will be informed and less likely to be overcharged on a repair job that should have cost less than $50. Good luck Floresa57. Rate this on FIXYA if it was of some use to you. 12fixlouie
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VL 1919 power button blue light blinks and screen

Yea I fixed it ..bought a new monitor......I tried the old monitor on two other PC's same problem.....
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Blank screen

You said it correct the fluorescent bulbs are going bad, unfourtunately the are part of the screen (panel).
to replace the panel make sure you get the exact part # from the panel inside rear and check prices online and on ebay.

I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/eric_ab7c09ec01841771

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