2012 Thunderbolt Display - Dead
I recently purchased a 2012 Thunderbolt Display to work with older Macs since I enjoyed this type of display where I worked. The display worked fantastically until recently when it would not display images.
The display is on with a barely visible backlight but no image. All ports work fine. My 2012 MacBook Pro "sees" the display fine and adjusts its resolution when the display is either connected or disconnected with the built-in or separate thunderbolt cable.
This has happened before on this display and others that I used at work. Most of the time, those displays started working after the display was disconnected from all devices and unplugged from power for 30 minutes or more. Same with this one in the past but now it will not "wake up" and display images. Instead, the display flickers (just as it normally has done just prior to showing images) but does not display anything other than the slightest glow of the back light.
Because of the back light and the active and fully functional ports, this does not appear to be a power issue or a thunderbolt cable issue since both cables that were tried resulted in the same display state.
I've found other, older questions asked about similar issues but they don't seem exactly the same. One question was answered with the replacement of circuit board capacitor and one simply with the removal of a capacitor.
What is it that causes the display to snap out of this state by removing power for short durations and then reconnecting?
Has anyone come across this problem and found a solution?
Earlier Mac models