Unfortunately, my knowledge of electronics doesn't extend that far. I bought an electronics projects kit with a breadboard in February, but I haven't managed to build even the first project, which is an LED with a dimmer switch. Some years ago, I saw a series on TV which included information that TV sets and monitors contain one or more components which store high voltages even when they're turned off and unplugged. This means that unless you know exactly what you're doing you can easily kill yourself by attempting to repair one. The extortionate prices charged even just to look at a monitor to diagnose the fault prevented me from having it repaired.
This operation is way easier than you think. You don't need to know where you can touch, the connector is there so visible and easily reached. Hardest part is to figure out how to open the monitor case, but it isn't that difficult afterall. I didn't do any background work myself, just got the case open and then used soldering iron to melt the existing solder little.. I didn't even add any myself. Just touch with hot iron there on few pins and monitor has worked just fine after it.
