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Damir,

That looks really nice.  I don't feel photographs capture the beauty of these VFD displays.  They look better in person. I'm so sick of the white on blue ones that you can get on Ebay for $5.  And definitely would never use a stock one or a "foil.  That's waaaay passé. Why bother?

Ok, cool. Thank you for the offer.  I totally appreciate that. 
I'm in a bit of a time crunch with my tech and if I can just buy regular acrylic or acetate filters from like a theater company or DJ shop with tons of lighting products then I will snag those real quick. So they're just gels then and they sometimes come in a book full of colors. 

So after you cut the plastic to fit the Noritake display how did you get the filter to stay mounted on the LCD?  It looks like there is double sided tape on the one I received. And it has a bit of a tape frame around it.  How did you do yours?

James

--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, Damir Rogina <roginator1@...> wrote:
>
> I ordered same Displays about 2 hours ago!!
> 
> 4 pcs for my 2 EII , Studio 440 and Prophet VS rack :)
> 
> I all ready have Noritake displays in my D550, PPG Wave 2,3 and ADD one !!!!!
> and found solution for Blue Filter !!!
> 
> I asked a friend who have Light shop to sell me some COLOR filters (he gave me 
> for free)
> 
> and i used that on D550 ... check this out!!
> 
> http://www.gearslutz.com/board/attachments/electronic-music-instruments-electronic-music-production/231957d1303756764-gear-service-help-modifications-thread-d550-new-display-1.jpg
> 
> 
> James ..if you like that ..send me your address and ill send you free some 
> filter plastics for more than few displays .. you just cut measure you need!!!
> 
> :)
> 
> Damir
>  Synthetic Arts Studio
> http://www.syntheticarts.com/
> phone: 00 385 95 91 21 772
> Skype & Facebook : Damir K Rogina
> http://www.discogs.com/artist/Damir+K.+Rogina
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: jamesulibarri <jamesulibarri@...>
> To: emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 7:54:29 PM
> Subject: [emulatorII-list] possible new LCD for EII
> 
>   
> I ordered a Noritake Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) for the EII that I am sure 
> it will fit and work.
> 
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/monolism/DSCN0433.jpg
> 
> You can see Noritake on top and the original EII display with frame. 
> 
> I have a couple EII's now that I can play with.  They are not cheap though.  I 
> paid $82 with shipping for mine from Noritake directly. I believe Mouser carries 
> them also.   The regular color is green.  Now if you want the characters to be 
> blue to kinda match the EII, then you will have to buy the blue filter that 
> Noritake sells and is put over the LCD.  Well here is the rub.. you can't just 
> buy one.  You have to buy 150 of them at a time and they want $3.21 each. Great, 
> so now I have $481 worth of blue filters laying around.  I have pushed back and 
> forth with the LA and Chicago offices about this, and they are sticking to their 
> grounds on this one.  I don't get it. It doesn't make any sense.  They said the 
> filter manufacturer has it set up this.  You would think they would just break a 
> pack open you know and sell them for $10 each and make some money.  Nope. And 
> they won't budge. 
> 
> 
> So they sent me one blue filter for evaluation. See pic.    I'll be getting the 
> filter installed in a couple weeks.  My tech has my Sequential Studio 440 and is 
> fitting this LCD in it.  And then I will order another one for one of my EII's 
> and see how it comes out.  With the blue filter of course. They actually used a 
> sharpie marker on the filter so I could not in fact "use it".  I used some 
> rubbing alcohol on it and it came off and has this backwards "F" on it.  See 
> pic.  But that was part of the writing that read part # F3-01-03.  Everything 
> came off accept the F. See pic. 
> 
> 
> The Noritake LCD seems to line up exactly from back to back.  At least the holes 
> do.  Here is a picture of one installed in a Sequential VS.
> 
> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FMBJEkaC8Lw/RjELpaEqLdI/AAAAAAAADgs/spJh4gt7iL0/s1600-h/IMG_1377.jpg
> 
> 
> and a closer image of one in a Studio 440.
> 
> http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FMBJEkaC8Lw/Rizwx5eL86I/AAAAAAAADW8/6g7d-s9OVhs/s1600-h/IMG_1368_2.jpg
> 
> 
> I think it would look really nice in our EII's.  But the blue filter thing is 
> gonna be a bitch.  I should have mine done in a couple weeks and I will post 
> pics. 
> 
> 
> James
>