Hello, this should be a relatively easy fix for you guys, hope I can I have some help.
I have attached schematics of two lcd monitors power supplys. The primary side looks very similar in both of those. Basically they won't power on, no standby, no nothing. The caps seem good at a glance.
The first thing I did was to check the fuse and it's open (on both monitors) so I decided to replace it on the acer (I had only bigger fuses lying around, the one that was on the monitor was rated 4A) and as soon as I plugged it in the NTC on the other side popped (so the main house braker did) so I stopped there.
First of all what is that NTC doing there, I know it's a temperature sensor so I can't see the use of it near a small capacitor.
Second, the dell monitor I think is pretty much the same so I decided to not do anything before anyone more skilled than me can help.
Any ideas on what to check for?
Thanks in advance!