21. Wow, I had the same exact problem with that same exact monitor. And used the same exact solution! Crazy how hack-a-day readers think alike. Although, I didn't think to submit my repair to hackaday :-)

Posted at 8:16PM on Jan 29th 2008 by Alex

22. A few months ago I got a non-working LCD monitor from the trash and without a power supply. I decided to fix it and in the process also built a switched-mode power supply for it, using a simple LM2576-ADJ NSC buck converter I.C.. In my case I needed 20V@2.3A. You can find it both on my webpage, but the power supply circuit is so simple that you can actually go directly to the National Semiconductor website or any other chip company and use one of their chips for SMPS, if you feel up to it...

Posted at 9:59AM on Jan 30th 2008 by Nuno

23. for those claiming that they ran old CRTs off of their PC PSUs, you're a bit off. What you were actually doing was plugging them into an AC passthrough connector on the PSU that effectively made the monitor and PSU share the same power cord to the wall outlet and nothing else.

Posted at 3:25PM on Jan 31st 2008 by ben s

24. Oh, well. It wasn't the power supply (not that I bothered testing it first.) Does anyone in the Twin Cities area want a non-working Viewsonic 19" VX900 with a slightly chopped up power harness? :-)

If not, it's headed for the recyclery next trip I make.

Posted at 11:04PM on Jan 31st 2008 by jaded

25. I have just purchased a Dell 17" LCD monitor by auction to replace my space consuming CRT but found that there was no power supply with it. It requires a 14VDC 3A output which is common enough, but, being a Dell model 1702FP monitor, the socket appears to be an unusual size. Can anybody help me with any suggestions?

Posted at 3:58AM on Feb 27th 2008 by Charles Stoodley