Anyone use LED to CCFL converter cables to replace LCD with LED panels?

Trying to repair a HP G60-235DX with a broken panel. When searching ebay for the part number of the panel, LTN160AT02, I see many LED panels with a converter cable applied listed as a replacement for the CCFL panels. In fact, in that list will be the cables themselves for about $15 which will supposedly convert a LTN160AT06 to replace the LTN160AT01/02 panels.
So has anyone actually done this and found its acceptable? I find very little on the subject other than it should be possible, but power is the issue I think they solve this by using the power that goes into the inverter directly into the replacement cable and skipping the inverter.

 

you know, with this type of thing, you are lucky if you get a respond from someone that had done it before. You just have to try it out yourself and see.

 

I believe you are correct. Just amazing there are so many of these out there and I really can't find anyone talking about it, one way or the other. Well I've beenhad before, already ordered the $15 cable to make sure it looks like it'll work.

 

Well - it seemed to work for less than $100. $18 cable, $75 Samsung LTN160AT06 LED panel replacing the LTN160AT02 CCFL panel. Lets see how long it lasts...

 

I am trying to replace a LCD for a HP G60-453NR. Which company did you use to order the cable? I am going to use Laptopscreen1.com for the panel because they give me good prices, but I cant figure out who to order the conversion cable from.

Thanks.

 

Hi - replied to your private message. Ebay is flush with them...

 

Recently changed a cracked LCD backlit screen on a toshiba L505-S5990 and an A505 and a Lenovo G555 laptop with the CCFL backlight sceen to a Chunghwa CLAA156WB11A 15.6" led backlight screen.

Also fixed 15.6 inch CCFL backlight screen with a cracked chunghwa led backlight screen.

When you buy the cable, its best to buy the cable that has the toshiba attachment, its a little inverter type thing. If you plug in the inverter wire from your original cable into the converter cable directly, you get no backlight and i've tried it on dell 1545 PP41L and the toshibas and the lenovo. But when you plug in the little inverter thingy (not your ccfl inverter) the inverter that comes with this cable, you get full on backlight.



You're still not gonna be able to control brightness, it's full on. But hey what else would you want.

But either way, its better to buy the 16" screen converter cable. The one that comes with this attachment. You can always buy that attachment separately but there are sellers that sell that cable with the attachment for like 8 bux, I bought 4 of them and used three till now. They work friggin great.

Here is a link to my blog explaining the conversion.

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Also, toshiba 16" CCFL screens are hard to find and friggin expensive. BUT! the 15.6 inch LED backlit screen costs around 50 bux, add that cable thats 58 bux total and you have a working laptop. The 15.6" screen fits the casing border of a 16" screen, its a weeee bit small but no matter, you will be able to hold it with two screws on the 16" frame.

Or if you have a broken 16" screen with a good backlight and a working 15.6" screen with a bad backlight (both CCFL) you can always just take the screens apart and paste the 15.6" screen on top of the 16" backlight panel.

My tutorials are ghetto-tech, but hey you gotta work with what you have or you'll end up only spending more than you expect.

 

I am doing the same with my sony vaio and was successful. But as you said "You're still not gonna be able to control brightness".
I am actually unable to control the brightness and it is full on. Is there any fix for this ? i work late nights and i need to adjust brightness accordingly.