On 11/22/2012 10:21, joel d wrote:

Hi WLUG,

My conundrum is whether to work on soldering most likely capacitors into an old
18 inch LCD later this week in a haze of starch and tryptophan.

Is it worth it to re-hab it for use as a basement/workshop PC?

Yes, I think it is, particularly if the issue is the PSU.

My ViewSonic 32" died a slow death last year. My eyes could not do without it but the replacement budget was far too steep. A complete PSU electrolytic capacitor replacement did the trick, with no need to relegate this one to a junk pile. All for < $10 USD.

/m