--- a/content/dell2407.rst Thu Nov 05 22:14:33 2020 +0100 +++ b/content/dell2407.rst Thu Nov 05 22:15:16 2020 +0100 @@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ usual plastic clips to unclipse all around the enclose. The result is a very standard view for these LCD monitors: a big metallic enclosure: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/back.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/back.jpg :alt: Back of the Dell 2407WFP When removed, the also very classic view on the boards: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/back-pcbs.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/back-pcbs.jpg :alt: PCBs of the Dell 2407WFP Since there is nothing at all, the first and most probable place to start looking is the PSU: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/psu.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/psu.jpg :alt: PSU of the Dell 2407WFP @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Inspecting the PSU, the first culprit (and the probable origin of the failure) is pretty obvious: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/badcap.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/badcap.jpg :alt: Bad cap on the Dell 2407WFP This one is dead, right, but the question is if it died alone (very unlikely) @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ might have done its job and protect some other parts on the PSU... or not), but also a dead MOSFET (Q651, the one on the PFC stage) and maybe more: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/dead-parts.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/dead-parts.jpg :alt: First batch of dead parts on the Dell 2407WFP PSU At this point, finding datasheets for the controller chips on this board looked @@ -78,18 +78,18 @@ The first stage of the PSU, around the L6561D controller looks like: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/psu-schematic-p1.svg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/psu-schematic-p1.svg :alt: Schematic of the first (PFC) stage of the PSU of the Dell 2407WFP And the regulation stage: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/psu-schematic-p2.svg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/psu-schematic-p2.svg :alt: Schematic of the second (PWM + secondary) stage of the PSU of the Dell 2407WFP For the record, here are the typical application schematics from datasheets: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/L6561-AN.svg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/L6561-AN.svg :alt: Typical application schematic of the L6561 PFC controller. As tou can see, it is very similar to the first page of the schematic above. @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ And for the PMW stage, I could not find such a typical application circuit more advanced than this very basic one (from the datasheet): -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/NCP1200A.svg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/NCP1200A.svg :alt: Typical application schematic of the NCP1200A PWM controller. However some interesting details and circuit improvements can be found in this @@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ that much spare STP10NK60ZFP transistor for Q651, I decided to try first with some junk parts from a PCB laying around, on which are many APT8075BN: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/junk_pcb.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/junk_pcb.jpg :alt: The PCB from which I took an APT8075BN as test Q651 replacement. The leads qre not exactly the same spacing, but I managed to do something: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/apt8075bn.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/apt8075bn.jpg :alt: The APT8075BN used as test Q651 replacement. @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ The resulting setup looks like: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/psu-repaired-1.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/psu-repaired-1.jpg :alt: The APT8075BN used as test Q651 replacement. However, before applying power again, I checked all the silicon components once @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ I do have a few 2N7000 that can be used, but are TO92 packages. So I did a bit of surgery: -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/hack.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/hack.jpg :alt: The APT8075BN used as test Q651 replacement. @@ -187,13 +187,13 @@ I plugged it back in the monitor, the green LED lit as well as the display itself showing the 'No signal detected' message box! -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/alive-1.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/alive-1.jpg :alt: It's alive! I replaced the temporary Q651 transistor with the proper reference, checked the result, then put everything back together. -.. image:: {static}images/dell2407wfp/alive.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/dell2407wfp/alive.jpg :alt: It's alive!