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Help identifying display

haplain

Well-known member
Hey everyone. I've got a PowerBook I'm trying to restore. The screen flickers on, but no backlight and/or image I can see. I'm fairly sure it's the actual display but don't know what screen I need to replace it. Any info is greatly appreciated, and if someone has one lying around, I'd be happy to work out a deal.

IMG_9266.jpg

 

bibilit

Well-known member
Looks like a Powerbook 145 unit or similar. 

Capacitors are prone to failure on those units. 

When they fail the screen has a blue hue with no picture. 

 

gpbonneau

Well-known member
This display, SHARP LM64P51 has been used for the PowerBook 140 and some 145. You can replace it by the same or by the second model for 145/145B (SHARP LM64P58), but it is paired with the inverter board (find the pair, display + inverter). The CCFL backlight lamp is easy to replace.

There is a third model that goes in these PowerBook (140/145/145B): HITACHI LMG5200XTFC (to find with the cables and the inverter)...

I agree with bibilit, he problem with them is about capacitors failure.  I had several down (bad picture or no picture, just the backlight that displays a blue halo).
After changing the capacitors (on the inverter board too), they work very well.

Done by bibilit, thanks to him ;-)

Before and after capacitors replacement :

140 display.jpg

The two SHARP display are very similar, like your picture, but the ref is different.

HITACHI model (with cables and inverter board) :

IMG_6037.JPG

 
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