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WTB: A31p Inverter FRU 26P8133 (or equivalent)
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:26 pm
by kenmosher
Looking to buy one or two inverters for my Thinkpad A31s. I have two with bad inverters (I think)
. If the price is right, I'll buy 2 26P8133s .. at a minimum I need one.
Please PM or email at
kenmosher@mesanetworks.net
THANKS!
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:33 pm
by ajkula66
What symptoms are machines showing to make you believe that the inverters are bad and not something else?
I do have one of those inverters available, but would like you to be sure that it's the inverter that you need before I start ripping the LCD apart.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:44 pm
by kenmosher
One of the machines has had two replacements under warranty (when we had an onsite service plan). I bought it for personal uses a couple of years ago from the company and used it until about 6 months ago the screen did its "fade to red" when cold and eventually quit. You cam shine a bright light at the right angle on be screen and see that it is working. I then bought another identical machine (it was a really good deal and I liked the original box). It has worked fine up until yesterday when it all if a sudden has the dark screen symptoms the other one has.
Btw, both machines will drive an external monitor just fine. I use these things in doing in-car tuning and testing, so they aren't babied or coddled. I really like them for this purpose!
Does that sound like I'm on the right track with the inverter?
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:25 pm
by ajkula66
You're on the wrong track. What you need is backlight replacement.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:33 pm
by kenmosher
Hmmmm. Is there an easy way to test? And which backlight?
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:37 pm
by Harryc
There is only one CCFL (backlight), and there is no reliable way to test it. Listen to George, if he says it's a backlight issue, then it is. You'd have a hard time finding a more experienced A31P authority in the world. Red tint is a classic pointer to a backlight issue.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:43 pm
by kenmosher
When I say "which" I mean "what part number". I need a replacement. I know there's only one ccfl.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:44 pm
by Harryc
Ah, check out a 3rd party vendor like Moniserv for a CCFL. Lenovo doesn't sell just a backlight.
http://www.moniserv.com/
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:51 pm
by kenmosher
Cool! You folks are really on the ball! Thanks! I'll scrounge around and see if I can find a part number.