Re: New poll for xpantastic
2008-08-07 by Cikira (Amanda)
I d buy six displays, toot sweet! I have two Xpanders. -- Amanda SynthSights! it s not about the gear Come join us! Info. at: www.synthsights.net *_
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Re: [xpantastic] VFD help
2008-08-07 by William Cason
Hi PeWe, I saw an alphanumeric on the Futaba site 40-SY-02G http://www.futaba.com/products/displays/full/54-full.pdf Looks to me like the alpha numeric
Re: [xpantastic] VFD help
2008-08-06 by PeWe
I just looked in my service manual, the display infos appear in the theory of operation (page 12), test and calibration (pages 33/34) and schematic
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Encoader Help
2008-08-06 by Tony Cappellini
The fact that the Xpander ICs are in sockets is a bad thing- for reliability, but great for troubleshooting. It s highly probable that reseating some ICs may
Re: Encoader Help
2008-08-06 by Karl
... Hi Karl, This will be confusing to someone following the post. You can call me tsotha if you want. Anyway the good news is, thats exactly how mine was
Re: [xpantastic] Encoader Help
2008-08-06 by PeWe
Hi Karl ! I´m also not sure if my encoders are really damaged. It is, all the switches and the encoders had not been too much in use all the time, - I used a
Re: [xpantastic] VFD help
2008-08-06 by Tony Cappellini
I have a spare display (not I m not selling it), I could probably take the dimensions. Didn t someone post a data sheet for the actual VFDs recently? Isn t
Re: [xpantastic] VFD help
2008-08-06 by PeWe
AFAIK, the displays were used in Panasonic cashiers, model unknown. During my search for displays I´ve found this some time ago: Futaba M40SD04GR,- 40 digits
Re: VFD help
2008-08-06 by Karl
... what ... too ... Hi Tony, I am not sure of the cash register part numbers. NEC did make cash registers I used them in industrial displays found in
Encoader Help
2008-08-06 by Karl
Hey All, I have had a situation where I thought the encoader was acting up. display does not react when turning encoader or slow response . After some
Re: [xpantastic] VFD poll on Matrixsynth
2008-08-06 by PeWe
Thx Tony,- they must have sold a lot ´cause they are on vacation... ;-)))) I doubt they have/had CEM3374,- these beetles seem to be absolutely unavailable
Re: Matrix 12 Manual
2008-08-06 by baumont987
... Using a PDF printer driver. So everything you print goes to a PDF file. PDF Creator is free: http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator
Re: [xpantastic] VFD poll on Matrixsynth
2008-08-06 by Tony Cappellini
Synthcom had/has some CEMs for sale, but they are going for $50 each
Re: [xpantastic] VFD help
2008-08-06 by Tony Cappellini
... There a several surplus electronics store where I live. If someone can get more specific info (Mfgr, model, part #) regarding the cash registers, I will
Re: [xpantastic] VFD poll on Matrixsynth
2008-08-06 by PeWe
Hi, - great ! I´ve found this group today and joined ´cause I´m using a US Xpander model professionally since end of the 80th after I sold my OB-8, toured
VFD help
2008-08-06 by Karl
I have also considered replacing these displays. I see you guys have already found out that there is not a direct replacement. However, what you can do is look
VFD poll on Matrixsynth
2008-08-06 by A
1) Matrixsynth put up two polls on his site to help us out and mentioned this group and the poll envia94 started re:VFD s 2) if you are interested in the
Hello from Karl
2008-08-06 by Karl
Hello everybody, I have lots of keyboards / synths but my fav will always be my Matrix 12. I bought it used in 87 and love it to death. I know a great deal
Re: [xpantastic] New poll for xpantastic
2008-08-06 by Jeremy Smith
... I d buy 3. Jeremy.
Re: [xpantastic] New poll for xpantastic
2008-08-06 by WT
I´d buy 3 in a heartbeat. WT ... From: vco3@aol.com To: xpantastic@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [xpantastic] New poll
Re: [xpantastic] New poll for xpantastic
2008-08-06 by vco3@aol.com
HI I would buy 9 displays.. thansk analoguejeff
Re: New poll for xpantastic
2008-08-06 by envia94
Let s assume that the price would be $100-$150 per unit depending on order size (e.g., 50).
New poll for xpantastic
2008-08-06 by xpantastic@yahoogroups.com
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the xpantastic group: Let s do some market research: So, how many spare Xpander/M12 displays would You
108 members
2008-08-06 by envia94
There are 108 members in our Xpantastic group. If most of them would take 3 spare displays that would make 300. If this would happen, then selling 500 is not
Re: Matrix 12 Manual
2008-08-06 by envia94
I wonder how to scan to pdf. Does anybody know?
Re: Noritake Contact
2008-08-06 by envia94
If they are made to the original specs, they ll work. 1000 pieces may be difficult to sell at once. I would guess that a few hundred could be easily sold to
Re: [xpantastic] Xpander / Matrix-12 MIDI SPEC Reloaded
2008-08-05 by Tony Cappellini
Awesome, exactly what I need. I ve been going thru the spec for the last few weeks trying to understand the patch format. I never liked the original format, so
Xpander / Matrix-12 MIDI SPEC Reloaded
2008-08-05 by baumont987
I did a huge rework of the crappy old plain text files dealing with the MIDI spec of the Xpander/Matrix-12. The result is a 30 pages PDF document. You can find
Matrix 12 Manual
2008-08-05 by Tony Cappellini
Does anyone have a Matrix 12 manual scanned into a PDF or other document?
Re: Noritake Contact
2008-08-05 by A
I think that having Noritake re-manufacture the FG405A2 VFD to the original specs would be the safest/best way to replace the displays...no? No reason that
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake Contact
2008-08-05 by Tony Cappellini
... I think someone has to prove that it WILL work before repair shops & owners should commit their money.
Re: Noritake Contact
2008-08-05 by A
Spoke with the Noritake man. Basically, a min. order would be 1000pcs. There would be an engineering charge which typically would start at $20k and go up
Re: Noritake Contact
2008-08-05 by A
It s funny....like 3 weeks ago I called Noritake s rep in california and asked about feasibility and a quote (if feasible) for 500 custom VFD s and by custom
Noritake candidates for new display
2008-08-05 by envia94
Please, see the file CU406-KTW220A-05_and_dn4015b.zip in http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xpantastic/files/Documents/
Noritake Contact
2008-08-05 by envia94
Contact info: David Hawkins [d.hawkins@noritake-itron.com]
Noritake displays
2008-08-05 by envia94
Here comes a link to Noritake: http://www.noritake-itron.com/SubPages/ProductsE/vfmodlcdcomp.htm Let me quote again David Hawkins answer from Noritake:
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by William Cason
I think John was correct about difficulty in spacing if anything were put on top of what s already there, even if an adaptor board/new display replaced the old
Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by envia94
... and, get all the signals from there where the current display pins. ... On the other hand, it might be wise to pass-by as many old components as possible
Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by envia94
Couldn t the new FPGA-based display board sit right on top, where the current display is. Then, you d just need to replace the display. I would not mind even
Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by chenedward69
Hi Randy, Yes I ve even already tried the swapping of the 4028s on u6 and u8 as well as u5 and u7 which pertained to the 11th and 22nd segments to no avail as
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by William Cason
Sorry to hear that. A long shot, but you could try swapping around the 4028s that drive the 6118s to see if they rd bad (swap u6 and u8 with others)... you
Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by chenedward69
Thanks again for the reply. Yes, I have already removed the screws and brought down the display board. There was no broken wires or loose contacts. Going
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by Tony Cappellini
... If you go into test mode, you can turn each segment on /off one at a time and go back and forth from digit to digit. Depending on which pins are easily
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by William Cason
Well... First, I m an electrical engineer but not a tech, but I ll do my best. I m thinking it s something related to the grids for those digits.
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by William Cason
Hi John, I was thinking an entirely new display board would replace the old one, recieving the same signals the 4028 s did on the old board. It would be
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by Edward Chen
Hi Randy, Thanks much for taking the time to reply. It is actually two entire digits, I believe the 4th and 25th on the display. As I am not a tech, are you
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-05 by William Cason
Chenedward69, Are you sure it s not a driver IC problem (the 6118 s referenced in the service manual)? That would be much easier to fix than replacing the
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-04 by John Pallister
Hi Randy, I think you re right, and this is the only long-term solution for keeping otherwise-functional Xpanders going once their displays start to give out.
Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-04 by chenedward69
With my luck my M12 just lost 2 character segments last nite on one of the displays. I contacted Armen here in NYC directly knowing he is the only one who has
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Noritake displays on ebay
2008-08-04 by Jeremy Smith
... Used parts Xpander for sale (I m not sure if ads are allowed on the list, but I don t see why not - it s not mine) . All but the PSU are fine.