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    Attempted CCFL bulb replacement, failed

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nutter87, Oct 20, 2014.

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    Hello, good people :)

    I am having the following drama:

    I got an old Acer Aspire 5334 with a broken (15.6) screen. It works with an external monitor. At one point I got a second-hand screen and it didn't work. At first it lighted up for a second before going black, but later it stopped lighting up at all. The image on the screen was visible with a flashlight pointed at the back of the screen.
    So I got a working bulb from another broken screen and tonight I spent a few hours replacing the bulb - this shenanigan was really a pain in the a**.

    I tried to make sure I put everything in its place. But when I was finally done, I connected the inverter and the LCD cable and upon turning on, the screen lights up but shows blank with weird pink spots/lines on the left part of the screen. On the second attempt it went blue instead of black.

    My question is - is it absolutely game over for this screen?

    Thank you!
     
    nutter87, Oct 20, 2014
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