Viewsonic Q95 monitor clicks rapidly and stays black

[Pawige]

I've had a Optiquest Viewsonic Q95 for a few years now, and it has worked flawlessly until about a month ago. It began with the color temperature appearing to change to a lower value until the monitor cables were jiggled slightly. This only happened once or twice.

I was on the computer when I suddenly heard two *clunks* accompanied by the screen blacking out and a smell of burning electronics. I let it sit for about 10 minutes and switched it on again. The power light flashed rapidly and the monitor made a very fast clicking noise, as if it were being turned on over and over. I switched it off again quickly.

I was wondering if;
A. Anyone can help me discover what the problem could be.
B. How difficult this would be to fix myself. I understand monitors can be dangerous to work with, but it'd be more cost-effective to buy a whole new monitor than to get it repaired at the shop near me.

Thanks!

 

[KevinADC]

most (all?) monitors have a fuse inside. Remove the case and just see if you can find the fuse and see if it's blown. If it is replace the fuse and try the monitor again. If the fuse blows rapidly then the monitor is probably junk. I guess you could take it into the shop and see if it's worth repairing.

Note: if you need to wiggle cables to get a montior to work right that is when you should be trouble-shooting the problem.

 

[Pawige]

Thanks for the extremely fast reply! Just checked the fuse and it works, checked with a multimeter. I guess I'll shop around and compare the repair cost to the cost of getting a new one.

 

[BadBigBen]

Check eBay there you can get cheap 17 inch monitors (I bought one two years ago for 35 Euro)...

CRT's are getting more and more phased out by companies, and replaced by LCD/TFT's...

Repairing is not a cheap option anymore...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[garebo]

I know exactly what that is, that click, but i cant remember the name of the part that is gone bad on you.
But i do remember its too expensive to fix.
Get yourself another one. I got a 22 in used Compaq monitors for $100.00. Cant beat that, if it works for a year i got my money back at the rate i use it. I've had it well over the year now, likely 2 yrs. When it goes i will do the same thing.



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