Red flicking laptop screen... CCFL?

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Crucible1001

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I am pretty sure it is the CCFL going. It flickers significantly less if I lower the brightness level. It will still have a red tint either way.

Odd thing is though, sometimes when it flickers, the image will become distorted. Certain parts will suddenly appear elsewhere on the screen for a split second.

I have already tested it with an external monitor and the image on the monitor is perfect. I checked for loose cables and found none.

I know the red flickering screen is usually a bad CCFL, but I've not had it jumble the image. How could a backlight even do that? Could a faulty inverter do this?
 
Could be that both the CCFL and the control board are going out. Just a theory.
 
Well, I bought a new CCFL anyways. I've never soldered a new CCFL into an LCD screen. It was 11 for the CCFL new or 49 for the entire LCD new. I love learning new things, so I am looking forward to it.

Think I will need shrink tubes and shielding tape?
 
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