This is just a quick entry to mention that i have taken the monitor apart and extracted the CCFL tubes.
I have come to a few conclusions, i dont have much time to elaborate so ill just list them.
- The tape holding the monitor together should just be cut along the tear line, dont bother with untaping it, the adhesive wont reapply most of the time anyway.
- The monitor is held together with clips on the long ends and friction, plate on plate, on the short ends. the clips CAN be non-destructively unclipped and keep the monitor VERY secure.
- The Tape is probably just to keep dust out from getting at the backlight high voltage leads, if you are using an LED replacement kit you dont even need to replace it. If you are replacing the tubes, then you can replace it wil pretty much anything as long as that compartment is airtight.
- Inside the monitor there are plastic sheets, the main one making noise is a seperator sheet keeping the white background on the LCD and the touch sensor array apart, dont worry about it, its like 3mm thick plastic double sided taped to circuit board. Nothing important is glued to each other inside and the tubes are also very secure, the monitor will easily come apart, but DO NOT apply force to any glass/crystaline parts, ensure all levering is done on the frame and visible components only
- Remove the plastic shell asap, its not neccesary and can easily break if mishandled. It offers no physical/useable support whatsoever.
- Lastly, you cant pull the monitor apart, you need to lever it apart, however while not quite apparent, you can do it entirely through the holes in the side frame, levering off the threading that normally sticks through said holes, its the only safe way to apply even force and lift the backplate, ill provide images and diagrams later.
As of yet since i have taken so many parts off i havent been able to run the monitor yet to see if i possibly broke it.
Still, i have ordered a 540mm LED CCFL conversion kit off aliexpress, the slot to fill is 11x7mm, and no diffusion lens seems to be used, although some sheeting exists that reflects light shon into the screen, the lights just shine in the LCD glass through the side, which is very thick and seems to make up allot of the product weight.
Because of this, underpowered LED strips might leave impressions in the lighting consistency.
In all likelyhood i will probably need to use my own driver for the LEDs