Raystar Optronics can make them in white, and so can Winstar with the pins on the side 2 rows, just like the original... Raystar part # for WHITE OLED is: REC001602CWPP5N00000 Winstar part # is very similar WEH001602C-WPP5N00000 Regards, Ted On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:01 AM, jammie <jammie.emma@...>wrote: > ** > > > ted the yellow version is the only drop in replacement > > the white has its connectors the same as the vfd > > on the top left inline row 1-14 > > which means you have to hard wire them > > thats what i have had to do with all the others that have white > > and when i tried to get them to have yellow they said they wanted blue or > white like the vfd > > the blue is navy on the oled so the white is the one only like the blue > neon > of the vfd that every one seems to like > > the oled has less glare than the vfd > > so unless you use yellow on black all the others require soldering cables > point to point > > dont need to solder pin 3 as there is no angle > > and on the racks you can remove the invertor board and the angle controll > and caps as they are not in use > > and there is no connection for the led as there aint one > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Summers" <djtbs1@...> > To: <emax@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 5:54 PM > Subject: Re: [emax] OLED group buy.... > > > Other than the $10 USD higher price per unit (crystalfontz has similar > for > > $16.95- but not the drop in replacement I would like), the shipping and > > the > > customs tax that may occur on a couple of hundred dollars, as I need at > > least 5 units and more likely 10??? > > > > Thanks, > > Ted > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Nik Kinloch <nikkinloch@...> > wrote: > > > >> ** > > >> > >> > >> Hey Ted, > >> > >> You probably know that these are available in the UK at > >> > >> > http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-Components/16x2-OLED-White-Characters-On-Black-Background-80x36x10mm-57-2314 > >> > >> Also seem to have them in yellow, green, red, and blue. > >> > >> I have yellow and in fact quite like it. It was the only colour > >> available at the time. > >> > >> Is there some restricting preventing you getting them from there? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Nik > >> > >> > >> On 27/09/2012 16:52, Ted Summers wrote: > >> > Hello all- > >> > > >> > So I am in talks with an OLED manufacturer for a WHITE display. > >> > I can't seem to find them here in the US. > >> > They only make yellow to buy in single quantity...though white and > blue > >> are > >> > available. > >> > I am feeling good about the white, after having seen an example > >> > installation Jammie did in UK. > >> > http://djtbs1.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/sample-oled-installation/ > >> > > >> > This display has the 2 rows of pins on the end of the PCB and the > exact > >> > size required so it will just fit in. > >> > > >> > I am wondering how many people would be interested in this to replace > >> their > >> > EL / LCD displays and try and get a price for the item? > >> > > >> > They don't make single quantity, but I am hoping if I can request a > qty > >> > that they would make them and get a good price. > >> > > >> > If this goes through I would be doing the following: > >> > prepping the displays for installation into Emax > >> > creating a "how to" instruction for installation into emax. > >> > > >> > Thus anyone who has been waiting as they have concerns about the > >> complexity > >> > of such a change out, those concerns should be taken care of. > >> > > >> > Let me know. > >> > > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > Ted > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > [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: [emax] OLED group buy....
2012-09-27 by Ted Summers
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