Emax

Looks spectacular! Very very nice!

/C



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> From: Chase Smith <plus_321@...>
>To: "emax@yahoogroups.com" <emax@yahoogroups.com> 
>Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [emax] OLED Group Buy- Display Installation related
> 
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>Put mine in and it looks great.  I could barely read it before, but it's so easy now. 
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>Picture:
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>https://sites.google.com/site/cs1729/emaxoled.jpg
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>Now I have to get a cf card and get this awful zip drive out of it.  I got a slim floppy, but I can't figure out I can mount it in there.  
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>From: jammie <jammie.emma@blueyonder.co.uk>
>To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 3:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [emax] OLED Group Buy- Display Installation related
>
>
>  
>ted i was mentioning hard wiring only for those who did not get the displays 
>that you got hold off as you cant get anymore with out buying 100+ units
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>so the other display has to be hard wired as the terminals do not match up
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>but for $1.76 get the connectors
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>but be warned there are 2 types f pcb one is light green and the other is 
>dark green
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>the light green panel boards on the keyboards the traces are tiny and even 
>with the correct tools and not much heat the traces can lift
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>the dark geen versions dont seem to have this problem
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>i would say the resin used for the coppr plate is much stronger on the dark 
>green versions
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ted Summers" <djtbs1@...>
>To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:10 PM
>Subject: Re: [emax] OLED Group Buy- Display Installation related
>
>> If you want to change the connector as opposed to hard wiring it, this
>> connector would work:
>>
>> 3M Mfr part #
>> 929852-01-07-10  14 pin Double row, gold plated .100
>>
>> Mouser.com part # 517-852-01-07   $1.76
>>
>> These are not expensive and are gold, so you don't need to look at tin
>> plated...
>>
>> Or just solder the display, as Jammie has said.
>> The nice thing is the pins do exactly match up with the panel.
>>
>> FYI- I might try putting these in or similar on one of mine just to see 
>> the
>> process / how it works out.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ted
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:58 AM, jammie 
>> <jammie.emma@...>wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>> i have never had these problems on the oled that i have done
>>>
>>> on the keyboard as i hard solder them becuase i had to becuase the
>>> connections were different
>>>
>>> also those push through connectors you have to be careful as they can
>>> break internally and you cant see it
>>>
>>> and you get garbage or missing pixels because of it
>>>
>>> i noticed this with panels i had to repair so that i hard soldered them
>>>
>>> the rack is fine this is becuase they are hard soldered connections
>>>
>>> glad all is working out ted
>>>
>>> but for those that did not get them you still can hrd wire them in with
>>> the display that is available from rapid or crystal fonts or the other
>>> sellers of the same type of display you just have to point to point wire
>>> them
>>>
>>> im doing 2 boards like this at the moment
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Ted Summers
>>> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 4:51 PM
>>> Subject: [emax] OLED Group Buy- Display Installation related
>>>
>>> All-
>>>
>>> I have installed 1 Emax rack and 3 keyboards with OLED.
>>> I have just started sending these out and haven't got any complaints yet.
>>>
>>> But in fairness / transparency and knowing that people expect a good
>>> solution, I am sending this email.
>>>
>>> I believe everyone knows that I have worked with people in good faith and
>>> continue to do so.
>>> So I wanted to relay what I found in my experience doing the 4
>>> installations..
>>>
>>> I have found that on the Emax Rack that you may have to reseat the
>>> connector to the logic board once or twice if you have a bad connection.
>>>
>>> The behavior I saw was an UNDERLINE on the top row of characters.
>>> But where you have had some glitchy / odd display behavior it is most
>>> likely due to a poor connection.
>>> So reseat that connector a couple times if needed.
>>> This solved the issue I saw on Emax Rack.
>>>
>>> On the Emax keyboards I have seen some intermittent pixels on the display
>>> not part of the letters, and a little flickering sometimes.
>>> Again- this is a connection issue either at the logic board or at the 
>>> pass
>>> through.
>>> Where you have had some glitchy / odd display behavior before, a new
>>> display doesn't fix that.
>>>
>>> With that said, it does seem to be a connection issue and not due to a
>>> problem with the display itself.
>>>
>>> The Emax rack DID NOT and still does not (several days later) show any
>>> signs of this flickering / random pixel lighting behavior.
>>> Therefore, it is my belief this is mainly due to the pass through 
>>> connector
>>> which mounts the display to the control panel board in a keyboard.
>>>
>>> I saw this on Emax 1 and 2.
>>>
>>> Possible remedies:
>>> 1) Clean the pass through prior to installing the new display with some
>>> contact cleaner
>>> - when inserting the display after cleaning, you may want to insert it 2 
>>> or
>>> 3 times to help make the connection better.
>>>
>>> 2) Replace the connector ( I am researching viable options for this
>>> presently).
>>>
>>> 3) Solder the display on (this would permanently fix it)- spacing might 
>>> be
>>> a consideration.
>>>
>>> Now- the new displays have gold pins and therefore aren't supposed to
>>> oxidize (which is what causes the bad connections).
>>> The old connectors in Emax are TIN plated.
>>> Therefore, they can and probably have oxidized to some point.
>>>
>>> I will try and determine both a TIN and GOLD plated option for 
>>> replacement
>>> of the connector which you can then get from source (once I have some 
>>> part
>>> numbers).
>>>
>>> These parts shouldn't be expensive, if you want to go that route.
>>>
>>> Again- just trying to let everyone know about the POTENTIAL for a 
>>> concern.
>>> The flickering isn't that bad, but if you are looking for perfect
>>> operation, that is why I am sending this mail out.
>>>
>>> When I have the part #s I will send out another email (though it might be
>>> tonight US time before I can do that).
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ted
>>>
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