Jammie, Do you have the part number for the noritake itron vfd you used? Is it safe to assume that the same process will apply to the Emax keyboard version? Thanks! --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" <jammie.emma@...> wrote: > > you need to take out mother board and remove invertor by desoldering it > > you need to remove the front display take out the display they just pull of as they are not soldered > you need to remove the slide connectors from the the pcb with a solder pump be very carefull as the pads are week and to much heat will make them lift > > they are in 2 rows of 7 you can leave the ones for the backlight connection as there is no connection needed for the back light as there is not one > > now you need to wire in 13 cables missing pin 3 26awg cable > > now solder pin 1 on pcb > > the numbers go > > 13 14 > 11 12 > 09 10 > 07 08 > 05 06 > 03 04 > 01 02 > > and on the vfd its > > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 > > so solder pin 1 to pin one on vfd > > then 2 -2 > miss pin 3 -3 as thats the angle and its not used on the vfd as there is no angle on the vfd is nc any way > > 4-4 > 5-5 > 6-6 > 7-7 > 8-8 > 9-9 > 10-10 > 11-11 > 12-12 > 13-13 > 14-14 > > leave 1 inch slack of cables so that you can move lcd into place easily > > now tape up the soldered holes with insulation tape as vfd is going to sit over some of them > > place the vfd over 1 set of holes near to the back light > > fit a screw wit hwasher onto vfd from front > > place 1 washer and a nut and clap the screw to the vfd place washer up to nut place vfd through hole on pcb > > allign so vfd is straight and mark the pcb making sure it does not come into contact with any traces > > now mark pcb and drill with a hss drill bit > > now fit the scew and washers and nuts to the vfd and place the vfd screwws through both holes and affixe to pcb replace > > pcb front panel > > fit motherboard > > remove psu and replace all caps so that you are fully servicing the machine > > are you going to make it scsi compatible if so i do a board exchange scsi for non scsi board and £100 > > also do the slim floppy convertors £17 > > if your not confident in doing the work > > i do the vfd labour upgrade for £40 > > i do the psu refurb for £40 > > and if you have the scsi upgrade already i do the upgrade for £50 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark > To: emax@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 11:18 PM > Subject: [emax] Re: vfd screen > > > > 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: > > > > 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 > > > > noritake itron used to do the parallel conection on the side like the > > original then stopped > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "el macaco" <elmacaco@> > > To: <emax@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 2:49 PM > > Subject: RE: [emax] vfd screen > > > > > > >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. ). > > > > > > Highly recommended. Nice work Jammie! Was it a rack or keyboard emax? > > > > > > To: emax@yahoogroups.com > > > From: jammie.emma@ > > > Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:33:52 +0000 > > > Subject: [emax] vfd screen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i have just fitted a noritake itron vfd to robs emax i talked to > > > manufacturer for the exact vieing area size so that the vfd filled the > > > whole screen > > > > > > > > > > > > they are very bright blue lighted leters and you get glaring when trying > > > to take photo with a digital camera > > > > > > > > > > > > by fitting this display you can remove the inverter the caps fot the > > > negitive voltage and the pot for changing the angle as pin 3 is nc > > > > > > > > > > > > you can remove the dc to ac invertor on the main board this is the > > > component that produces the high pitched wine when el foil is dead > > > > > > > > > > > > you have to wire single cables as trying to fit a ribbon there is not > > > enough room under the display for it as it needs to be as close to the pcb > > > as posibble as its 3 mm bigger than the original lcd > > > > > > > > > > > > they look great and would recomend than fitting other types of backlighted > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Emax and Emax II User's Group Website > > > > > > http://www.silveriafamily.comYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
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Re: vfd screen
2011-12-05 by Rex Bautista