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Fixed a flickering monitor by baking the main board in my oven
Had a 27 inch Dell that would cut out after 20 minutes, and a new power board didn't fix it. I pulled the main logic board, wrapped it in foil except the chips, and baked it at 385 degrees for 8 minutes to reflow the solder. Has anyone else had a board survive this fix for more than a year?
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max7161d agoTop Commenter
You baked a monitor board in your actual kitchen oven. That's a wild level of DIY commitment right there. I'm just picturing the smell.
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pat_harris1d ago
My uncle once tried to reflow a graphics card on his grill. The whole backyard smelled like melting plastic and burnt hope for a week. He still swears it almost worked.
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