Acer 7011D Computer Monitor

Marvellous · 7th November 2003, 08:51 AM

My faithful Acer (model: 7011D) computer monitor smoked yesterday!

I was still busy playing games when I smell something burning!

I then saw smoke come out of the monitors breathing holes!
I imidietnly switched it off unpluged it and opened it up to find
that a component labeled VRT601 is roasted black!

I have tryed to find the schemetic to no avail!

can anybody tell me what this component is or give me the schemetic diagram

Marvellous · 7th November 2003, 08:59 AM

VRT 601 is just in front of the Black cap on the right

Marvellous · 7th November 2003, 09:08 AM

Maked I have desolderd It!

haldor · 7th November 2003, 10:08 PM

Umm,

We aren't supposed to talk about repairing TV's (liability risk if someone plugs themselves in after getting help here and the grieving widow decides to sue diyAudio). Since a monitor is a TV with a fancy input, I expect this is also off limits.

If you want to persist anyway, I suggest you check out SAM's they use to sell schematics for TV's and may have schematics for your monitor. Given how cheap monitors are today (I just bought a good working 17" monitor for $15), I doubt if it is worth spending any time or money repairing yours.

Phil

wintermute · 7th November 2003, 11:42 PM

There are very high voltages inside a Monitor/TV, the tube can hold a charge for days, so just turning off and unplugging doesn't make it safe.

If you don't know what your are doing, do as Phil says and buy a new one. It's not really worth getting cheap monitors repaired these days, costs almost as much as a new one.

Regards,

Tony.

Marvellous · 10th November 2003, 06:21 AM

Noted Thanks Guys!

li_gangyi · 10th November 2003, 06:37 AM

The part No. sounds like it's an MOV though...probably just ran into a spike and blew up...or it reached it's end-of-life...

Marvellous · 10th November 2003, 06:52 AM

What is a MOV?

li_gangyi

seangoesbonk · 10th November 2003, 07:04 AM

MOV = Metal Oxide Varistor

It is a protection device which is used to "clamp" transient voltages.

li_gangyi · 10th November 2003, 07:49 AM

yeah..and I supposse your monitor STILL CAN WORK even without that part...am I right...you should probably get a tech check out ur monitor though...

7th November 2003, 11:42 PM	#5
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Blog Entries: 22	There are very high voltages inside a Monitor/TV, the tube can hold a charge for days, so just turning off and unplugging doesn't make it safe. If you don't know what your are doing, do as Phil says and buy a new one. It's not really worth getting cheap monitors repaired these days, costs almost as much as a new one. Regards, Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial Some of my photos

10th November 2003, 06:21 AM	#6
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10th November 2003, 06:37 AM	#7
li_gangyi diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Woodlands Circle	The part No. sounds like it's an MOV though...probably just ran into a spike and blew up...or it reached it's end-of-life... __________________ Kids in the back seat cause accidents...Accidents in the back seat cause kids...

10th November 2003, 06:52 AM	#8
Marvellous diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Gauteng	What is a MOV? li_gangyi __________________ "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute—and it’s longer than any hour. That’s relativity." - Albert E

10th November 2003, 07:04 AM	#9
seangoesbonk diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada	MOV = Metal Oxide Varistor It is a protection device which is used to "clamp" transient voltages. __________________ My girlfriend's sub is bigger than mine...


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7th November 2003, 10:08 PM	#4
haldor diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Columbus, Ohio	Umm, We aren't supposed to talk about repairing TV's (liability risk if someone plugs themselves in after getting help here and the grieving widow decides to sue diyAudio). Since a monitor is a TV with a fancy input, I expect this is also off limits. If you want to persist anyway, I suggest you check out SAM's they use to sell schematics for TV's and may have schematics for your monitor. Given how cheap monitors are today (I just bought a good working 17" monitor for $15), I doubt if it is worth spending any time or money repairing yours. Phil

10th November 2003, 07:49 AM	#10
li_gangyi diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Woodlands Circle	yeah..and I supposse your monitor STILL CAN WORK even without that part...am I right...you should probably get a tech check out ur monitor though... __________________ Kids in the back seat cause accidents...Accidents in the back seat cause kids...

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