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   >           these, and they feel they have the right "generic" inverter for   
   the job.   
   >           Some CCFL tubes are longer than others, the "strike" voltage is   
   slightly   
   >           different and so on. The foils must be put back as you found them.   
   >   
   >           A USENETter in sci.electronics, wrote an entire book about this,   
   and   
   >           the book was provided free by his employer. That's where I got the   
   hint   
   >           about the foils, and how some lighting designers, don't actually   
   understand   
   >           how the CCFL circuit works. And the results are comedic failures   
   for other   
   >           people to try and fix.   
      
   Not keen on trying, so thanks for the description. :-)   
      
   [...]   
      
   Following on VanguardLH hint, it is the backlight.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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