[sdiy] LCD question

[Gene Stopp]

Hi DIY Folks,

OT but a good bunch of knowledge here...

I think I've seen discussions before about LCD's with failed backlight, but
only now that I need to know do I pay attention :)

Got a Digital Music MX-8 patch bay with a failed backlight. It shorts out
the HV circuit. When I disconnect the backlight, the HV circuit comes back
up to 120-130 VAC. I hate to toss the whole unit out. I can see the
characters are there if I shine a light into it.

Are LCD's available somewhere, like Digikey or Newark? First Google search
does not help much. I'll do more searching, but in the mean time a parallel
fish for info. Part number Seiko KS-92. Direct replacement? Get a similar
one and swap out the backlight?


- Gene