Samsung 940NW LCD Monitor Repaired
The SAMSUNG TFT-LCD Monitor Model 940NW of this story belongs to my 6 years old son.
The complaint was impossible to watch a steady video-out, because it was blinking all the time.
It’s the time to dismantle the device, and I’m honor of being the first person in opening this Monitor.
Till here all the plastic covers were taken out carefully and please do not use hard force otherwise you will damage the plastic clips. Now it’s time to check on the electronic circuits.
Once the metallic covers are out the PCBs can be separated (only two PCBs).
In this PCB (SMPS) there were three bulged e-caps (820µF/25 x 2 and 470µF/25) and many cold solder joints.
The three bulged e-caps were substituted for three similar in good conditions, the rest of the e-caps were checked with the Blue ESR Meter and all of them were ok. All the cold solder joints were fixed with fresh tin. But I decided to clean the golden contacts of the LCD Display with a Pen Eraser.
When everything was concluded the Monitor was armed again and look at the result.
Now my child is very happy and smiling a lot because his Monitor is working fine now.
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Muftah
October 30, 2015 at 2:01 pm
Hi Rodriguez.... well done.
Humberto
October 30, 2015 at 8:58 pm
Thanks Muftah
Amir Mukhtar
November 11, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Thanks you Mr. Humberto Rodriguez
Keep sharing you expertise with us .
Regards
Amir Mukhtar
Karachi. Pk
Albert van Bemmelen
October 30, 2015 at 3:48 pm
Hi Humberto, nice repair. Many times it is always those e-caps. Apparently the larger oil (HV) filled capacitors, as can be found in washing machines etc., never dry out as fast as the normal electrolyte capacitors do. But I could be wrong there? I tried for fun to google the Flying Eagle pen eraser you showed (from England?) but no luck.
Humberto
October 30, 2015 at 9:04 pm
Well Albert, when I got home today I'll look for the country of manufacturation of the Pencil Eraser showed (it's really unredeable the country) which I always keep in the drawer on my work table
Suranga Electronics
October 30, 2015 at 4:42 pm
Good Repair MR.Humberto
Thanks
Humberto
October 30, 2015 at 8:48 pm
Thanks Suranga, my son is very happy now. I had to give him my Monitor in the meantime I was repairing his Monitor
Yogesh Panchal
October 30, 2015 at 5:11 pm
Humberto, Good JOB & Now Computer Operator looks Happy!!
Humberto
October 30, 2015 at 8:41 pm
Of course he's happy Yogesh; he only uses his PC for PC games and watching cartoons. Thanks.
Anwar Shiekh
October 30, 2015 at 8:03 pm
I have 2 LCD monitors that needed capacitors replacing, and some time later started flashing subtly (but only on low brightness); I then treated all contacts (including the ribbon) with silicone oil, and that seems to have solved the problem. I have since run them overnight on an VGA tester circuit (less than $5 on ebay) to see if the problem is really gone.
Humberto
October 30, 2015 at 9:06 pm
Thanks Anwar
Albert van Bemmelen
October 30, 2015 at 11:59 pm
Hi Anwar. $5 dollar is very cheap but I made my own VGA Tester with a 12 MHz quarz on a overclocked PIC 16F84 from a Russian author. And with a simple up and down pushbutton I can produce about 15 different test screens.
After programming the PIC with the right .Hex file and placing it on a cheap wired pcb board, it is now a terrific VGA monitor tester.
I have the information to build one from a internet link from about 5 years ago. So I do not know if that link still exists?
William
October 30, 2015 at 10:57 pm
Nothing more rewarding than the smile of a satisfied customer.
Good job.
Humberto
November 3, 2015 at 12:07 am
Thanks William, you are 100% right.
Parasuraman S
October 31, 2015 at 7:20 am
Good Job! It is always a thrill to do something for our children and see their innocent happiness! My two grand children throng me with petty repair jobs of their toys and I have seen the grin in their faces whenever I attended to it to their satisfaction. The way they poke in and want theirs to be attended on priority, shows how confidently and unconditionally attached they are! Pl keep it up!
beh
October 31, 2015 at 2:40 pm
Hi Humberto
good job and thanks
beh
Humberto
November 5, 2015 at 3:15 am
Thanks beh
Paris Azis
November 2, 2015 at 2:11 am
Good job Humberto. Thank you for sharing it.
Greetings
Humberto
November 5, 2015 at 3:19 am
Thanks Paris, I'll keep sharing my experiences.
Robert Calk
November 10, 2015 at 10:39 pm
Good job, Humberto.