[sdiy] Kawai K5m LCD backlight

[elmacaco]

I'm not sure if this is of help, but usually you desolder the backlight tabs
(little pin leads on one side of the lcd) and then slide/pull the el-foil
out from under it.  try that.

ed

(replaced emax backlight today :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rainer Buchty" <buchty at cs.tum.edu>
To: "David Cornutt" <cornutt at hiwaay.net>
Cc: "synth diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Kawai K5m LCD backlight


> > because for some odd reason the LCD doesn't work unless it has pressure
> > on its front face
>
> Uh. Careful with the display then... I ruined my "ancient" (well, 22
> years) digital watch by taking it apart for maintenance and suddenly the
> LCD fell off those Z-plane connectors (aka "zebras"). And I just don't
> have the needed steady hand for reassembling that fiddly stuff.
>
> As your LCD needs pressure it sounds pretty much like the LCD is just
> sitting loosely on the zebras.
>
> Rainer (living without a watch since then and feeling good)
>


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