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My SyncMaster 204B 20.1" suddenly died. One moment it was working and the other it just turned off. It does not respond to power on/off. I opened it and looked at the board: the capacitors look intact, the fuse works as expected. Any ideas ?

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Caps have completely flat tops, bad caps can also look normal but can have high ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance).<br /> What voltages are you getting at the secondary DC power supply side measure directly on those caps?<br /> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <a rel='nofollow' href="http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums">http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums</a></span><br /> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a rel='nofollow' href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span></span><br /> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Capacitors kit: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a rel='nofollow' href="http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/">http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>he can make you a set of caps for you.</span><br />

  • orenl Sep 22, 2010

    The main (bulk) capacitor seems ok. I believe the rest of the capacitors are in good shape.
    I'm unsure what you mean by "secondary DC power supply" ?
    There is no voltage on any pin in the connector that goes to the other board.

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    Bud Martin Sep 22, 2010

    The secondary DC side is the DC output of the switching power supply after they are converted to low DC voltages (5vdc and 12vdc) to feed the logic board and the inverter circuits.
    I cannot find any free sch download for your model yet. You can send me pictures of the boards, both sides of the board then I may be able to give you the votage test points, [email protected]

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