I purchased for postage an aluminum Cinema Display 23" with the DVI / USB / FW / Power connectors cable a few months ago. It was marked as repaired, but after few minutes of usage it was flickering a little and then went black - power off the LCD. That time I had no time, but I read after and find out the "typical" failure is the voltage regulator wrong voltage output. (LD1117ADT33TR) It should give 3.3V. After opening the housing of it, a big mess was welcomed. Someone was "already there" and bypassed the original malfunctioning voltage regulator with some bondage wires and "on the fly" voltage regulator! And it was not working either.
I find this video:
I followed the measurements: finally I was able to repair the voltage regulator with the original component (LD1117ADT33TR). It was working again few hours.
I switched off to move back to its housing but I had a feeling "try it again after cool down"...
When I applied the power, I caught the magic smoke from the board, and I've seen a glowing component. (marked with red arrow)
Could you please tell me what is that exact component marked with the "What is this?" red arrow? I also marked with an oval the voltage regulator.
I find this video:
I followed the measurements: finally I was able to repair the voltage regulator with the original component (LD1117ADT33TR). It was working again few hours.
I switched off to move back to its housing but I had a feeling "try it again after cool down"...
When I applied the power, I caught the magic smoke from the board, and I've seen a glowing component. (marked with red arrow)
Could you please tell me what is that exact component marked with the "What is this?" red arrow? I also marked with an oval the voltage regulator.