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Q: 27" Monitor flickering then losing power

Hello,

 

At the office we have a 4 year old 27" apple monitor. For the last two weeks it's been flickering occasionally and on a couple of times lost power altogether. Now it only holds power for a few seconds.


If I unplug the power and leave it for a few seconds/minutes then put the power back in the back comes on for a few seconds to a minute, flickers and then turns off.

 

We've test the cables with another monitor which we bought at the same time and they work fine.

 

It leads me to believe that capacitors on the board of the monitor have failed. As the warranty has expired are there any exceptions in this case or do I need to go buy a new set of caps and soldering iron?

 

Appreciate any feedback.

Posted on Oct 9, 2014 3:42 AM