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From: BillW50 on 11 Apr 2008 18:18
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bstretch(a)mindspring.com typed on Wed, 9 Apr 2008 18:27:15 -0700 (PDT):
> I took apart the screen to swap in a new backlight and it turns out
> that one of the wires had broken off the old backlight. Sometimes it
> made contact, sometimes it didn't. Must have been a bad soldering job
> to begin with. That was probably the only thing wrong but I swapped
> in the new backlight anyhow and now everything is working.
>
> Swapping backlights is an absolute PITA. I had help. Swapping
> screens would have been a saner approach in retrospect, but having a
> brand new bulb in there soldered correctly has its merits.

Oh that is great news! I guess I have to take mine apart someday. LOL

--
Bill

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