Hello All, Have a look at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emax/photos/album I just posted pictures of the steps I took replacing my Emax Display. I hope this helps! On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 1:24 PM, mlivingston8 <mlivingston8@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Yeah, I soldered in the resistor to the other jumper on the board. Pin A I > thought was implied because just moving that resistor still doesn't hook it > up to anything. The pin still has to be soldered to the board to get power, > just by looking at the traces on the board and following it to the emax > board, that was my conclusion. The steps were a but confusing which is why > I'm in this predicament as of now. > > Ted, thanks for offering your help. Just to clarify, what boards do I need > to send you? The emax LED board and the replacement newhaven LED screen? Or > do you need my emax digital board as well? I'll email you to talk > compensation for your services. I hope I haven't FUBAR'd this emax because > it's the last revision digital board with scsi already installed, so it is > worth the trouble. I even fitted it with internal to external connector and > have my zip drive ready to roll. Just no display :( > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "dutchbeats" <dutchbeats@...> wrote: > > > > he said to solder 1 - 14 and pin k which is the led ground. don't solder > the led + because you already are getting power for the screen by switching > the resister on the led board from r7 to r8. please tell me you soldered the > led + and jason is right :/ > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "mlivingston8" <mlivingston8@> wrote: > > > > > > I've replaced the header pins 1-14 to the new display but I'm confused > on where to solder the A and K pins on the new display. I see the ground and > +5 on the Emax LED board but the spacing on the new display seems a bit > wider than the original. Do I have to solder the pins on the new display and > bend them to fit the Emax board? > > > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" <jammie.emma@> wrote: > > > > > > > > on the rack you would still need the pot as the angle on the rack is > a negitive veiw angle voltage > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Jason Mc > > > > To: emax@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 12:05 AM > > > > Subject: [emax] Re: LCD replacement from RS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry about the last post gave the wrong part number, this is exact > part I used. > > > > > > > > I have recently replaced my el foil display with this one: > > > > > > > > Mouser Part #: 763-NHD-0216EZ-FLYBW > > > > Manufacturer Part #: NHD-0216EZ-FL-YBW > > > > Manufacturer: Newhaven Display > > > > Description:LCD Character Display Modules STN- Y/G Transfl 85.0 x > 36.0t > > > > > > > > > http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Newhaven-Display/NHD-0216EZ-FL-YBW/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMt7dcPGmvnkBq9RSAvEJGmRKdDSboNhMSQ%3d > > > > > > > > $11.35 US > > > > > > > > 1) De-soldered the old header pins from the original display, > soldered > > > > them into new display. > > > > 2) Removed the old EL-Foil Driver (black box) > > > > 3) Used router and file on case to accommodate new display thickness > > > > 4) De-solder surface mount resistor R7, Solder resistor in R8 > > > > location. This supply's the +5v for LED Backlight > > > > 5) Header pins 1-14 need to be in place along with pin K (LED ground) > > > > > > > > Nice new low power LED BackLight display, great contrast no need for > > > > added potentiometer. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > > Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3508 - Release Date: > 03/15/11 07:34:00 > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [emax] Re: LCD replacement from RS
2011-03-27 by Jason Mc
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