Warning: a drop of isopropyl alcohol fixed a flickering laptop screen in Phoenix

The backlight connector on a Dell Latitude was just oxidized, not broken. Has anyone else found a weirdly simple fix for a problem that looked expensive?

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lee.diana16d ago

That oxidation trick works on old game cartridges too. Had a Nintendo 64 that wouldn't start, a quick clean with some alcohol on the connector pins and it was good as new. Always worth trying the free fix first before assuming the worst.

wells.brooke16d ago

Huh, I've actually had that make things worse sometimes.