Emax

Im picking up my SE keyboard this weekend as its been in storage far too long. i remeber the backlight being gone and the inverter-driver making a pitch noise.
Could you run us through the vfd install step by step?
Would be very grateful
Mark

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "jack" <jammie.emma@...> wrote:
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> it was a rack what version vfd did you use was as i remember the one you 
> fitted was smaller than the viewing area and
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> noritake itron used to do the parallel conection on the side like the 
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> and did the top connection they are nice blue led letters and they look just 
> like the sq80 and asr10 fonts nice and you can add jumpers on the back to 
> use different fonts in chineese and japan fonts
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> i have fitted 1 in an m1 and d50 and am i8n consultation with noritake in 
> doing 1 for the t1/t2/t3/sy77/99/kawaiak5000 which uses the same size and 
> type screen
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> From: "el macaco" <elmacaco@...>
> To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 2:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [emax] vfd screen
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> >O va not stress enough just how amazing the vfd is. I put one in my Emax Hd 
> >Se rack some months ago and it makes using the emax so much faster because 
> >of the increased visibility.  It is hard to take a clear photo because they 
> >are too brig for cameras but not too bright to look at ( Like blue LEDs can 
> >be if they are the ultra bright ones. ).
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> > Highly recommended. Nice work Jammie! Was it a rack or keyboard emax?
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> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> > From: jammie.emma@...
> > Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:33:52 +0000
> > Subject: [emax] vfd screen
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> >      i have just fitted a noritake itron vfd to robs emax i talked to 
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> > by fitting this display you can remove the inverter the caps fot the 
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> > enough room under the display for it as it needs to be as close to the pcb 
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> > lcd modules less hassle in doing mods as no mods are needed just the 
> > wiring its a standard serial 8 bit conection pins 1-14
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