So, I set out to actually repair it and not just change parts until it worked. I was talking to some of my friends about it who are so disturbingly intelligent and good at this that they have not just their geek card; they have their geek platinum card (or Mithril as it were - LOL). I got all kinds of advice. All of it i'm sure would have worked. But, I couldn't use most of it due to time constraints and the lack of an oscilloscope. Then I got the most useful advice you can give someone who's troubleshooting Caps: Look for the bulge and leaking (Credit for this goes to Stan for stopping me from over analyzing and making it way harder than it needed to be). So I took it apart and found a cap that had about a 1/16th of an inch bulge. I checked it with my meter and it was shot! I ordered the cap, replaced it, and reassembled the Monitor (BTW it's a Dell). Finally came the moment of truth... It worked like it was new.
Total Parts Investment: 7 cents including the solder
Total Time: 34 minutes including dis-assembly and troubleshooting
**UPDATE**
I forgot to mention which Caps I used. From what I was reading these are in pretty much everything. You'll also notice that these have a little bit higher voltage rating than the originals (the originals are 16v these are 25v). That's ok - it's actually a good thing. They work like a champ and are less likely to swell and not work than the originals. Here's the link:
Gino 50 Pcs Radial Lead Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors 1000uF 25V
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