Re: [Thinkpad] A31 screen died (after intermittent red): Fixable?

I just looked around to see what you were talking about and found this
very well documented fix:

http://personal.bellsouth.net/d/r/drseng/thinkpadccfl/

Hope this helps.

Joe

On 23 Mar 2006 22:57:38 -0600, kaze0010@umn.edu <kaze0010@umn.edu> wrote:
> On Mar 23 2006, David Ross wrote:
>
> >
> >> Someone I know just had his A31's screen die. He said it was turning
> >red intermittently for a few days before the failure. Using an external
> >monitor is working for now.
> >>
> >> Is it fixable? How expensive is the fix? Trying to decide whether
> >it's worth the repair or if he should replace the machine.
> >
> >Someone here recently recommended http://www.screentekinc.com/
> >
> >DR
>
> The redness strongly suggests that the CCFL (backlight) was failing and has
> failed. It is possible to replace those yourself (easier on some LCD panels
> than on others). Try this search for more:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=ccfl+replacement
>
> JKL Lamps and Digikey are two possible sources for CCFL tubes, which run
> about $10-15 each. Many laptops have just 1 tube; others may have 2.
>
> You can confirm it is the backlight by hooking up an external monitor,
> loading some large font high-contrast text onto the screen and then
> switching the laptop back into LCD-panel display mode. An LCD panel should
> still show something, even with the backlight off, although everything will
> be dark (this is why I said use high contrast large font text). A bright
> light source may or may not help you see the text. If there's nothing on
> the screen at all no matter what you try, your problems may be more serious
> than just a backlight.
>
> Note that if the backlight alone doesn't fix it (and it probably will), you
> may need to replace the inverter board.
>
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