Mellotronists

I have purchased a light panel from Telesis for my Wavestation and it 
looks great...it wasn't that expensive but definitely more than 13 
bucks:)


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Berg" <caddyfam@...> 
wrote:
>
> I am sure many of you have gear out there with backlit displays 
that 
> over time grow dark.  Anyone researching a new backlight knows how 
> costly they can be,  if they are available.  What few seem to tell 
> you is there is a very reasonable fix available which involves 
> replacing just the foil panel. I just completed work on backlights 
> for 2 Korg 01/w's, my EmulatorII, Roland S-10, and Akai s-2800. 
Cost 
> of material for all: $13.00 and postage from China.  Getting to and 
> replacing foil can be another story, depending on unit.  On my EII, 
> removed top cover, 2 I.C. boards, unsoldered old foil, slid out, 
cut 
> new piece and installed connectors, slid in, soldered and re-
> assembled, all less than an hour, and now have a very readable 
> display with same blue background as factory display. The Korg is 
> another story, you have to remove all the guts, disconnect the old 
> display, carefully remove cover, and slide the new one over it and 
> reconnect everything, about 3 hours. Good news is the blue display 
> is easier to read than the factory green.  Some Yamaha units have 
> similar displays.  All in all an easy fix for an irritating 
problem. 
> I have seen several companies that sell pre-cut displays for more 
> than the whole sheet costs, but to my knowledge this foil is made 
in 
> China, and you can buy direct from their distributor.  
> Search :cooltronix for info, comes in several colors.  Hope some 
> find this info useful.....Doug
>