[ltp] Replacing the backlight of the thinkpad LCD

[Richard Neill]

cupaxe wrote:
> Hello Richard,
> 
> Yes, the display goes off in a matter of seconds rather than minutes.
> Thanks for the link. I will try to be very careful. There are so many
> options for CCFL for a T42p 15" on ebay. They all don't mention
> anything but that they are compatible with the T42p and are for
> theWXGA displays. Mine is a 1600x1200 display which I think is a WXGA.
> So I ordered one CCFL randomly chosen from one of the sellers with
> good rating. I hope things work out well. In case you or anyone has a
> better idea of these issues, here is the link to exact CCFL I bought-
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150320923226&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38.l1313%26_nkw%3D%2B150320923226%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1
> 
> Thanks,
> Krishna
> 

I think you bought the right one: a standard 15" display (with 4:3 
aspect ratio) is  12" wide, i.e. about 300mm.

Incidentally the display you have isn't WXGA, but UXGA. (not that it 
really matters).

When working on the display, may I recommend you have a can of 
compressed air handy for removing dust, also some soft-tipped tools (eg 
wooden toothpics, or bits of cut plastic) for moving things (that way 
you can't scratch the glass too easily), and some camera-lens cleaner.

Regards,

Richard