Post AMSfoESx9y16F8UupM by chmod777@tilde.zone
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(DIR) Post #AMSZx9PkiAoXSOs01o by OpenComputeDesign@linuxrocks.online
2022-08-12T18:23:43Z
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I bought a Thinkpad R61 in pretty good condition, save for a dead CCFL backlight tube. I just replaced the tube with a supposedly new one. And after disassembling and reassembling the panel all over again because I put it in backwards, it.... Doesn't work. Always test new parts before installing, and again before final reassembly.
(DIR) Post #AMSfoESx9y16F8UupM by chmod777@tilde.zone
2022-08-12T19:29:21Z
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@OpenComputeDesignHow many thinkpads do you have now?
(DIR) Post #AMT18X8jXRhszKYsu8 by OpenComputeDesign@linuxrocks.online
2022-08-12T23:28:20Z
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@chmod777 8 I think.
(DIR) Post #AMTD5YH63rvJ5aomvY by OpenComputeDesign@linuxrocks.online
2022-08-13T01:42:04Z
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Interesting... Turns out the CCFL tube does work, it is just _massively_ under insulated, so the wires leaked off too much of the voltage through the metal case of the LCD panel for the tube to excite.I know this because when I took the tube out of the LCD panel, and removed the metal reflector, it not only lit up, but burned a nice high frequency hole in my skin.
(DIR) Post #AMTDO70DgPKM0Ym3v6 by OpenComputeDesign@linuxrocks.online
2022-08-13T01:45:35Z
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"Burned my flesh" isn't an option on the ebay return sheet, so I guess I'll go with "Item is Defective"
(DIR) Post #AMTsjkEn6EJvtZ1XEG by Tritium@linuxrocks.online
2022-08-13T09:28:56Z
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@OpenComputeDesign I guess "I will get my revenge, in this life or the next" is also not available?