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I ordered same Displays about 2 hours ago!!

4 pcs for my 2 EII , Studio 440 and Prophet VS rack :)

I all ready have Noritake displays in my D550, PPG Wave 2,3 and ADD one !!!!!
and found solution for Blue Filter !!!

I asked a friend who have Light shop to sell me some COLOR filters (he gave me 
for free)

and i used that on D550 ... check this out!!

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/attachments/electronic-music-instruments-electronic-music-production/231957d1303756764-gear-service-help-modifications-thread-d550-new-display-1.jpg


James ..if you like that ..send me your address and ill send you free some 
filter plastics for more than few displays .. you just cut measure you need!!!

:)

Damir
 Synthetic Arts Studio
http://www.syntheticarts.com/
phone: 00 385 95 91 21 772
Skype & Facebook : Damir K Rogina
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Damir+K.+Rogina




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From: jamesulibarri <jamesulibarri@...>
To: emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 7:54:29 PM
Subject: [emulatorII-list] possible new LCD for EII

  
I ordered a Noritake Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) for the EII that I am sure 
it will fit and work.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/monolism/DSCN0433.jpg

You can see Noritake on top and the original EII display with frame. 

I have a couple EII's now that I can play with.  They are not cheap though.  I 
paid $82 with shipping for mine from Noritake directly. I believe Mouser carries 
them also.   The regular color is green.  Now if you want the characters to be 
blue to kinda match the EII, then you will have to buy the blue filter that 
Noritake sells and is put over the LCD.  Well here is the rub.. you can't just 
buy one.  You have to buy 150 of them at a time and they want $3.21 each. Great, 
so now I have $481 worth of blue filters laying around.  I have pushed back and 
forth with the LA and Chicago offices about this, and they are sticking to their 
grounds on this one.  I don't get it. It doesn't make any sense.  They said the 
filter manufacturer has it set up this.  You would think they would just break a 
pack open you know and sell them for $10 each and make some money.  Nope. And 
they won't budge. 


So they sent me one blue filter for evaluation. See pic.    I'll be getting the 
filter installed in a couple weeks.  My tech has my Sequential Studio 440 and is 
fitting this LCD in it.  And then I will order another one for one of my EII's 
and see how it comes out.  With the blue filter of course. They actually used a 
sharpie marker on the filter so I could not in fact "use it".  I used some 
rubbing alcohol on it and it came off and has this backwards "F" on it.  See 
pic.  But that was part of the writing that read part # F3-01-03.  Everything 
came off accept the F. See pic. 


The Noritake LCD seems to line up exactly from back to back.  At least the holes 
do.  Here is a picture of one installed in a Sequential VS.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FMBJEkaC8Lw/RjELpaEqLdI/AAAAAAAADgs/spJh4gt7iL0/s1600-h/IMG_1377.jpg


and a closer image of one in a Studio 440.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FMBJEkaC8Lw/Rizwx5eL86I/AAAAAAAADW8/6g7d-s9OVhs/s1600-h/IMG_1368_2.jpg


I think it would look really nice in our EII's.  But the blue filter thing is 
gonna be a bitch.  I should have mine done in a couple weeks and I will post 
pics. 


James