What is damaged.

[Sandstorm3000]

Does somone know what parts in a monitor are damaged when there are a few horizontal lines of pixels ( water damaged )

 

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If you have whole dead rows, it means either the LCD itself got damaged or its row driver IC. On most LCDs, the row driver IC is soldered to a flatflex cable and connects to the LCD using extremely fine and sometimes hotbar-soldered contacts. Even if you could find a replacement cable, you probably would not be able to replace it.

You would most likely have to replace the whole panel with drivers attached and this will cost you as much if not more than a whole new monitor.

 

[Sandstorm3000]

If you have whole dead rows, it means either the LCD itself got damaged or its row driver IC. On most LCDs, the row driver IC is soldered to a flatflex cable and connects to the LCD using extremely fine and sometimes hotbar-soldered contacts. Even if you could find a replacement cable, you probably would not be able to replace it.

You would most likely have to replace the whole panel with drivers attached and this will cost you as much if not more than a whole new monitor.

I don't think the LCD screen itself got damaged, because a little bit of water got underneath the screen ( on the PCB i guess ) So does that mean the Row driver IC is damaged ? oh and by the way, There are 5 horizontal damaged lines. And those 5 lines arent black. But they display the exact same thing. The colors do change based on what is on my screen.

 

[InvalidError]

There are 5 horizontal damaged lines. And those 5 lines arent black. But they display the exact same thing. The colors do change based on what is on my screen.

Sounds like those lines are shorted together. It could be due to a busted driver IC, contamination across the traces or contacts shorting them together or the lines being broken/defective in the panel itself.

Not much you can do about the busted IC or busted panel theories, so the only thing you might be able to try is rinse any areas where water might have contaminated the ribbon cable and connections with 70+% isopropyl alcohol and hope that clears whatever might be shorting the signals if it is not visually obvious.

 

[Sandstorm3000]

There are 5 horizontal damaged lines. And those 5 lines arent black. But they display the exact same thing. The colors do change based on what is on my screen.

Sounds like those lines are shorted together. It could be due to a busted driver IC, contamination across the traces or contacts shorting them together or the lines being broken/defective in the panel itself.

Not much you can do about the busted IC or busted panel theories, so the only thing you might be able to try is rinse any areas where water might have contaminated the ribbon cable and connections with 70+% isopropyl alcohol and hope that clears whatever might be shorting the signals if it is not visually obvious.

Ill try this, thanks.