Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi people.

I'm a follower of this group for years, but this is my first serious post.

I've been restoring my old Casio CZ-5000 during last days. These are the main new features:

- backlight LCD

- new painting work

- new graphical work

The restoration and customizing process was done keeping in mind the cost, so do not expect great results.

I'll put some pictures of the full process in the photos section.

Regards,

Juan.

it's definitely a custom part and I've not found any spares being sold. I did a lot of hunting, my screen is 90% functional and I was pre-emptively trying to find a solution before it totally goes. had a look at whether a clone of the board is feasible, but couldn't find an equivalent display and even the driver chips were special order so you would have to design your own board from scratch using available parts. 

if it's totally broken then finding a scrap machine to strip parts from is the only real option. 




On 13 May 2014, at 04:25, "dlonrattam@... [CZsynth]" <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Richard,


Sorry to hear that your VZ-10M is not feeling well.  Unfortunately, from what I understand, the LCD in the VZ synths was a custom part.  So, I'm afraid you won't be able to find any kind of standard modern (or even not-so-modern) equivalent part to easily replace it with.

Your best bet is either to obtain another working VZ-10M (or Hohner HS-2/E, re-branded from Casio) instead, or a non-working VZ-10M, VZ-1, or HS-2/E that has a good screen that you could swap to yours.

Occasionally, you see VZ-10M and VZ-1 units appear on ebay (though I've never seen a Hohner HS-2/E).  There was a VZ-10M there recently, although the listing seems to have disappeared.  Set up a search on ebay to email whenever new listings arrive.  Craigslist is also a good place to check.

- Matt