What Tools Are Needed for Digital Display Repair?

There is a popular belief, according to which, the more a technology becomes common, the quickly it becomes invisible. Invisible in the sense that people are unable to readily observe and appreciate it. Right now, you are probably reading this article via an LCD screen, but have you ever taken the time out to observe how dependent you are upon these products. See! It really has become invisible. Similarly, a capacitor is a device that was invented by a Polish physicist named Ewald Kleist. It is commonly used to store electrical energy in an electrical field for a short period of time and is used in almost all electrical appliances. Capacitors are also used in LCD TVs and if it stops working, the LCD will be unable to turn on. If your LCD monitor is not working properly, then the most common reason for this can be faulty capacitors. While you may fool yourself into thinking that you need a digital display repair but in fact, replacing the capacitor is what you really need to do.

Here are the tools that you’ll need in order to replace the capacitors of your LCD monitor.

Screwdrivers: Now this may sound obvious to you but you don’t just need a single screwdriver. You need to have a kit of screwdrivers. Why? Because as you start to open up your LCD monitor, you’ll observe that there are all kinds of screws used in the casing and in the internal circuit boards. For some, you’ll need a simple slot-hear screwdriver and for others, you’ll need cross-point ones of varying sizes.

Putty Knife: Buy a short length putty knife, preferably the one that is one inch in length. This will be used to apply putty or adhesive inside the LCD monitor in a controlled manner so that other fragile equipment is not harmed during the process of its application.

Pliers: We recommend that you buy needle-nosed pliers so that you are comfortable working with small objects within the LCD unit while performing the task of LCD repair.

Soldering Iron: This one is absolutely important. By using soldering iron, you can easily replace the malfunctioning or dead capacitors from the circuit boards of the LCD monitor and then install new ones. A small soldering iron kit for capacitor replacement can be purchased from the internet and it only costs about $25.

Apart from these four tools, it is also recommended that you buy a capacitor tester so that you only replace the capacitors that are worn out and need replacement.

It will not be that easy to replace capacitors in an LCD TV/monitor all by yourself, so it is wise to contact a professional LCD/LED repair service that is trained to correctly diagnose the problem and is an expert in replacing capacitors located on the power board of LCDs. Visit our official website for more details.