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Hi Folks

I've just recently bought an EII to replace my busted Emax due to the
PSU going phut!  However, the display backlight on the EII has now
gone and i'm wondering if any bits from the Emax could be used on the
EII.  What would i initially be looking at replacing if this was
possible.  The EL Foil or the transformer.  

I'd placed the busted Emax on ebay for a really cheap price but no-one
wanted it, so i may as well use it for parts for the EII if possible.  

Any advice appriciated.

Regards
Simon

--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "Simon_Owen" <iss049@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi Folks
> 
> I've just recently bought an EII to replace my busted Emax due to 
the
> PSU going phut!  However, the display backlight on the EII has now
> gone and i'm wondering if any bits from the Emax could be used on 
the
> EII.  What would i initially be looking at replacing if this was
> possible.  The EL Foil or the transformer.  
> 
> I'd placed the busted Emax on ebay for a really cheap price but no-
one
> wanted it, so i may as well use it for parts for the EII if 
possible.  
> 
> Any advice appriciated.


Hello Simon.  First off if you can still read data on display the 
inverter is working and all you need is a foil change.  If you would 
like one precut and ready to replace, all that is involved is 
removing cover, then display board, unsolder 2 contact wires, slide 
out old, slide in new, connect and replace board on cover.  Search 
out articles named "elfoil or backlight" in this sites posts for 
more details. Also photos in technical will help.  BTW Telesis is a 
good source for precut elfoil.   Doug (EII with bright blue 
backlight) 

> 
> Regards
> Simon
>

Hello,

> First off if you can still read data on display the 
> inverter is working and all you need is a foil change.  

I think, that this is not correct, because the display itself has 
nothing to do with the display backlight. The inverter has just the 
function to power the el-foil for backlighting the display. So it 
don`t has to be the foil, which is out of order. It could also be the 
inverter. But as much as I have seen and read in the www, in the most 
cases it is the foil, which has to be changed. In the photo section 
you can see some photos, I´ve uploaded as I have changed the foil on 
my EII. 
Because I`m from germany, I`ve bought the foil here:  
http://www.midi-rakete.de/ger/preise.htm   

Best regards
Heiko

Thanks for the advice folks, but what i'm really trying to get at is can i take what's my 
busted emax and transplant it into the EII?  As far as i've seen, the inverter is exactly the 
same, don't know about the foil though.  

Thanks

Simon


--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "Heiko Mehring" <Mehrings@...> wrote:

>
> Hello,
> 
> > First off if you can still read data on display the 
> > inverter is working and all you need is a foil change.  
> 
> I think, that this is not correct, because the display itself has 
> nothing to do with the display backlight. The inverter has just the 
> function to power the el-foil for backlighting the display. So it 
> don`t has to be the foil, which is out of order. It could also be the 
> inverter. But as much as I have seen and read in the www, in the most 
> cases it is the foil, which has to be changed. In the photo section 
> you can see some photos, I´ve uploaded as I have changed the foil on 
> my EII. 
> Because I`m from germany, I`ve bought the foil here:  
> http://www.midi-rakete.de/ger/preise.htm   
> 
> Best regards
> Heiko
>