[ltp] Replacing the backlight of the thinkpad LCD

[cupaxe]

Hello Everyone,

I finally got a chance to detach the LCD screen from the main unit.
But I am clueless how to proceed. I would appreciate if any of you
could give me some hints on what I should do next. I also don't have
the right tools to proceed. Can I buy something at a Radioshack or
someplace that would be useful to open the tiny screws on the panel?

I have uploaded the panel picture to give you an idea of where I am at-
http://tinyurl.com/cghwsp

Thanks,
Krishna


On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 12:14 AM, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wr=
ote:
> 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=3D150320923226&ru=3Dh=
ttp%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38.l1313%26_nk=
w%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 =A012" wide, i.e. about 300mm.
>
> Incidentally the display you have isn't WXGA, but UXGA. (not that it real=
ly
> 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
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