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From: L.A.T. on 3 Feb 2010 00:07
My Benq FP91G+ monitor died as I watched. The screen went blank and that was
the end of it. Judicious percussive maintenance made no difference and
telling God all about it didn't help either. None of the smoke escaped, so I
am led to believe that such a failure is likely to be the power supply. The
frustrating bit is that there is someone, somewhere, who might be able to
replace something small and resurrect the thing, but he is not within
shouting distance. To the tip it goes, to join a thousand other bits of
shiny technology, many of them, no doubt, repairable by the right person.
Sigh.


From: Doug Jewell on 3 Feb 2010 00:26
L.A.T. wrote:
> My Benq FP91G+ monitor died as I watched. The screen went blank and that was
> the end of it. Judicious percussive maintenance made no difference and
> telling God all about it didn't help either. None of the smoke escaped, so I
> am led to believe that such a failure is likely to be the power supply. The
> frustrating bit is that there is someone, somewhere, who might be able to
> replace something small and resurrect the thing, but he is not within
> shouting distance. To the tip it goes, to join a thousand other bits of
> shiny technology, many of them, no doubt, repairable by the right person.
> Sigh.
Aye, but when a 19" monitor can be had for less than $200
(I've seen some deals for $99 after cashback), how much
would you be prepared to pay "the right person" to fix it?

I know it seems like a waste, but the fact of the matter is,
a technician trying to earn a living in Australia, can't
compete with a production line in China. Consequently, the
number of competent technicians has dramatically declined,
as they have found it harder and harder to make a living.
>
>


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From: Clocky on 3 Feb 2010 01:33

"Doug Jewell" <ask(a)and.maybe.ill.tell.you> wrote in message
news:FdSdnVzSfdmclPTWnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d(a)westnet.com.au...
> L.A.T. wrote:
>> My Benq FP91G+ monitor died as I watched. The screen went blank and that
>> was the end of it. Judicious percussive maintenance made no difference
>> and telling God all about it didn't help either. None of the smoke
>> escaped, so I am led to believe that such a failure is likely to be the
>> power supply. The frustrating bit is that there is someone, somewhere,
>> who might be able to replace something small and resurrect the thing, but
>> he is not within shouting distance. To the tip it goes, to join a
>> thousand other bits of shiny technology, many of them, no doubt,
>> repairable by the right person. Sigh.
> Aye, but when a 19" monitor can be had for less than $200 (I've seen some
> deals for $99 after cashback), how much would you be prepared to pay "the
> right person" to fix it?
>
> I know it seems like a waste, but the fact of the matter is, a technician
> trying to earn a living in Australia, can't compete with a production line
> in China. Consequently, the number of competent technicians has
> dramatically declined, as they have found it harder and harder to make a
> living.
>>
>>

I fix my own gear and yes, it's usually a simple repair once the fault has
been isolated but to do it for other people (except for love) is just not
economically viable anymore.



From: me here on 3 Feb 2010 03:44
Clocky wrote:

>
> "Doug Jewell" <ask(a)and.maybe.ill.tell.you> wrote in message
> news:FdSdnVzSfdmclPTWnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d(a)westnet.com.au...
> > L.A.T. wrote:
> >> My Benq FP91G+ monitor died as I watched. The screen went blank
> and that >> was the end of it. Judicious percussive maintenance made
> no difference >> and telling God all about it didn't help either.
> None of the smoke >> escaped, so I am led to believe that such a
> failure is likely to be the >> power supply. The frustrating bit is
> that there is someone, somewhere, >> who might be able to replace
> something small and resurrect the thing, but >> he is not within
> shouting distance. To the tip it goes, to join a >> thousand other
> bits of shiny technology, many of them, no doubt, >> repairable by
> the right person. Sigh.
> > Aye, but when a 19" monitor can be had for less than $200 (I've
> > seen some deals for $99 after cashback), how much would you be
> > prepared to pay "the right person" to fix it?
> >
> > I know it seems like a waste, but the fact of the matter is, a
> > technician trying to earn a living in Australia, can't compete with
> > a production line in China. Consequently, the number of competent
> > technicians has dramatically declined, as they have found it harder
> > and harder to make a living.
> > >
> > >
>
> I fix my own gear and yes, it's usually a simple repair once the
> fault has been isolated but to do it for other people (except for
> love) is just not economically viable anymore.


Take it out to the rifle range and teach it a lesson.

My 15 year old Hitachi CRT is till going strong.

So much for new technology.
From: Sandgroper on 3 Feb 2010 04:06

"L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message
news:Xv7an.5333$pv.3061(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> My Benq FP91G+ monitor died as I watched. The screen went blank and that
> was the end of it. Judicious percussive maintenance made no difference and
> telling God all about it didn't help either. None of the smoke escaped, so
> I am led to believe that such a failure is likely to be the power supply.
> The frustrating bit is that there is someone, somewhere, who might be able
> to replace something small and resurrect the thing, but he is not within
> shouting distance. To the tip it goes, to join a thousand other bits of
> shiny technology, many of them, no doubt, repairable by the right person.
> Sigh.

Shine a torch onto the screen and if you see a dim version of your normal
desktop , then you have blown a backlight and it may be repairable and
cheaper to fix than buying a new monitor.

But then again , with the price of monitors these days , you may as well
throw it out and get a brand new monitor for about $220.


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