If your ViewSonic VX924 LCD monitor has stopped working with a blinking power button, it doesn't mean an expensive new monitor or a pricey repair.
It typically means that there is one or more failed capacitors ("caps") in the monitor and if you're at all mechanically inclined, you can make this repair yourself with a soldering iron.
If you have this problem, follow the instructions in this excellent video which will walk you through opening up your monitor, finding and removing the bad caps, what to buy, and how to install the new ones.
A few techniques to keep in mind...
A bad capacitor can be pretty easily identified because it looks like the insides have expanded (because they have). The end of the cap will be bowed out.
Take good notes so you put the right size capacitor back in the right place and with the right polarity (positive and negative connections in the same place as the caps that were removed.) Even take some close up pictures with a digital camera.
When removing the capacitors, try doing so by pushing the pins out from the bottom with the soldering iron. If done well, the cap will come out and leave the solder behind. Then reverse the process and you may not even need new solder.
If you want to remove solder, you can use a solder wick. Or it looks like the guy who did this video used some stranded copper wire (like a speaker wire) to do the same. Cool.
Warning: Like with any repair project, you run the risk of hurting yourself or the product that you're repairing. Make sure you unplug power and watch out you don't burn yourself with the hot iron (like the guy in this video did!)
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If your ViewSonic VX924 LCD monitor has stopped working with a blinking power button, it doesn't mean an expensive new monitor or a pricey repair.
It typically means that there is one or more failed capacitors ("caps") in the monitor and if you're at all mechanically inclined, you can make this repair yourself with a soldering iron.
If you have this problem, follow the instructions in this excellent video which will walk you through opening up your monitor, finding and removing the bad caps, what to buy, and how to install the new ones.
A few techniques to keep in mind...
A bad capacitor can be pretty easily identified because it looks like the insides have expanded (because they have). The end of the cap will be bowed out.
Take good notes so you put the right size capacitor back in the right place and with the right polarity (positive and negative connections in the same place as the caps that were removed.) Even take some close up pictures with a digital camera.
When removing the capacitors, try doing so by pushing the pins out from the bottom with the soldering iron. If done well, the cap will come out and leave the solder behind. Then reverse the process and you may not even need new solder.
If you want to remove solder, you can use a solder wick. Or it looks like the guy who did this video used some stranded copper wire (like a speaker wire) to do the same. Cool.
Warning: Like with any repair project, you run the risk of hurting yourself or the product that you're repairing. Make sure you unplug power and watch out you don't burn yourself with the hot iron (like the guy in this video did!)