[sdiy] EL backlight inverter Akai S3000XL

[alain nguyen]

Hey there,

There's also the classic ultra DIY solution with an iPhone backlight and a
step-up converter (removing the old noisy inverter)
. I've done this on an S3000XL and a S1000, it's working great !

Original post :
https://inkoovintagecomputing.wordpress.com/2019/01/10/akai-s1100-diy-led-backlight/?fbclid=IwAR2Nh3GdSbR4eaA8IP67NoBK8-y-W1OIIeohlOnztg8JD_j5RSTiK-KPTh8

We'll also find some great info on this FB group :
https://www.facebook.com/groups/music.gear.display.retrofits

Cheers.

Alain

On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM Adam (synthDIY) <synthdiy at adambaby.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Per
>
> I was vaguely aware of various OLED options but I wonder how the current
> draw compares, and whether it would unduly stress this old power supply?
>
> I understand the original inverter circuit has fairly low power
> requirements
>
> cheers
> Adam
>
> On 18 Jan 2023, at 5:24 pm, Per Mattsson <per at permattsson.se> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
> Today I would go with a fresh LED-display instead of getting an new
> inverter.
>
> I replaced the backlight for a S1000 and regret that. It works but a LED
> is so much brighter.
>
> Here’s a used one on eBay:
>
> <s-l400.jpg>
>
> Akai sampler inverter, s900 s1100 s1000 s3000xl s3000
> <https://www.ebay.com/itm/284647593716>
> ebay.com <https://www.ebay.com/itm/284647593716>
> <https://www.ebay.com/itm/284647593716>
>
>
>
>
>
> _________________
>
> Per Mattsson
>
> 18 jan. 2023 kl. 08:10 skrev Adam (synthDIY) <synthdiy at adambaby.com>:
>
> The inverter that powers the EL strip behind the LCD display in my sampler
> has just died.
> I know nothing about these things.
> Is there a critical spec I should heed, or do they all do the same job
> pretty much?
> Supply looks to be 5 volts.
>
> cheers
> Adam
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