There is an install guide here: http://www.sequentix.com/sq_lcd.htm Sorry, should have mentioned it on the list. I have a stock of the white on blue displays, but don't yet have the adaptor boards to fit them with a 16 way ribbon cable. I should have them in a few weeks, the PCB suppliers are closed over Christmas. Best regards, Colin Fraser Sequentix Music Systems Ltd http://www.sequentix.com > -----Original Message----- > From: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of eigentone2000 > Sent: 17 December 2007 14:08 > To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [analogue-sequencer] Re: PLED replacement suggestions? > > Hi, > > My PLED is dead, too:( > > I've had to change the location of the studio. So the P3 was not > switched on for four weeks. After this break --> PLED is black. > > I've ordered a "EA Blueline LCD Display". Hope it fits. > > I would really appreciate an instruction page on this. > > Cheers > Mario > > > > > > I thought i had survived the curse of the PLED but it > looks like no to > > > that :( > > > > The PLED displays are no longer available at any of the suppliers I > used - > > according to one supplier, the makers of the display > material used have > > stopped producing it 'for financial reasons'. > > Maybe that means they can make more money doing colour PLEDs for MP3 > > players, or maybe they had problems with high failure rates... > > > > Anyway, much as I love the appearance of the PLED displays, > they are not > > that much nicer to look at than a good LCD to be worth the trouble. > > > > I have been using Electronic Assembly white on blue LCD modules to > replace > > PLEDs that have failed in production units under warranty. > > http://www.lcd-module.de/eng > > Part number W162-BNLW > > > > I have also looked at using Noritake LCD-compatible VFD displays, > but these > > are expensive (£30+), use a lot more current, and also have a > gradual loss > > of brightness over time. > > > > Fitting an LCD module to a P3 requires 10mm M3 mounting > screws and 5mm > > spacers, since the LCD modules are thicker than the PLEDs. > > The LCD backlight also needs R19 on the P3 mainboard to be fitted. > > The EA modules I use need a 47R resistor there. Other > makers modules may > > vary. > > > > On P3s with a serial number earlier than roughly #1040, the > function key > > switch board is too wide to allow the LCD to be fitted, so it needs > a bit of > > width removed with a file. > > I'll put together an instruction page on this soon. > > > > You can wire the ribbon cable directly to the contacts on the LCD > module, > > and put a plug on the other end. > > I was thinking of getting some of the little PLED to IDC > socket adaptor > > boards made up, since it's a pain to remove and re-use the ones > already on a > > PLED module, and they didn't have connections for the > backlight anyway. > > > > > Also is there any > > > need for heatsinks on the power transistors etc due to > the increased > > > current draw of a LCD? > > > > No, it's well within the limits of the power supply. > > Pre-production P3s used LCD modules in the first place. > > > > Best regards, > > Colin Fraser > > Sequentix Music Systems Ltd > > http://www.sequentix.com > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
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RE: [analogue-sequencer] Re: PLED replacement suggestions?
2007-12-17 by Colin Fraser
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