One "critical success factor" in repairing IT gear is to focus in on a somewhat limited range of devices. This is one of the things that allows the Apple volunteers to crank out volumes of Macs. If they were trying to repair a broad swath of brands and models, it would be much harder to collect a set of machines with interchangeable parts, and we'd end up with a huge pile of semi-fixed computers.
So! Let's take that approach to another body of IT technology, and that's Dell LCD displays. Some of these models have fallen subject to model-specific component failures. Replace those commonly bad items, and you get a good LCD with minimal effort. (And kept that LCD out of the trash.)
Model
|
Native Resolution
|
VGA |
DVI |
CCFLs |
LCD model |
Common Malady |
| E153FPf |
1024 x 758 (XGA) |
Y |
N |
2 |
Samsung LTM150X0-L01 |
transistors in inverter circuit (bad solder) |
| 1504FPb |
1024 x 768 (XGA) |
Y |
Y
|
4 |
|
inverter transistors + capacitor plague |
| E173FPf |
1280 x 1024 (SXGA) |
Y |
N |
4 |
Samsung LTM170EU-L11 |
transistors in inverter circuit |
| E1800 |
|
Y |
Y |
6 |
L.G. Phillips LM181E06 (A4M1) |
this one has cracked screen |
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