OBERHEIM SYNTH

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From: Daniel Forró<mailto:dan.for@...>
Sent: ‎17/‎01/‎2014 15:43
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com<mailto:oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [oberheim] Matrix-6 display issues?

Do you see, Bob,

you have two customers in five minutes! Please consider R&D and
manufacturing such interfaces. If you need service manuals for
instruments with VFD, I can help you.

Daniel Forro


On 18 Jan, 2014, at 12:31 AM, Dave Garfield wrote:

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> Hi Bob,
> Couldn't get your link to show what you described.  Do you have a
> direct link?
> So, it would be possible to convert a VFD to an LED display, eh?
> Would LOVE that!
> Dave Garfield
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> On Friday, January 17, 2014 8:07 AM, Bob Grieb <bobgrieb@...>
> wrote:
> Hi,
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> I converted a vfd to an lcd for another product not too long ago.
> The command set was a little different so i used a pic to convert
> from the vfd interface to the lcd one. You can see the result at www.tauntek.com
>  in the heath dynaco schematics section.
> Bob
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> From: Daniel Forró
> To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>;
> Subject: Re: [oberheim] Matrix-6 display issues?
> Sent: Fri, Jan 17, 2014 8:24:29 AM
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> So yesterday I have contacted Noritake Itron with inquiry about both
> displays. Unfortunately production of both finished few years ago,
> they haven't any stock, and there's no substitution.
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> Here is info from their Nagoya office (I live near Nagoya):
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> Thank you very much for your inquiry this time.
> But we are afraid to inform you that the requested FG166A2 was
> discontinued and stock and alternate are not available as German
> office notified.
> Further to FIP32A6R, though we are not 100% sure but Noritake should
> not have substitution, too.
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> We assume that you are intent to repair your music equipment.
> If so, we would recommend to contact official dealer Oberheim
> Matrix, but they may have some display stock for the repair inquiry.
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> We are sorry that we can not meet your expectation this time.
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> We have to deal with it. It's a pity to throw away our beloved
> instruments just because display will die one day after so many
> years... There must be some solution and I will study schematics
> more, but my limited knowledge of electronics is enough good for
> repairs but not for inventing such modification. Still I believe
> some clever person can solve this problem and connect standard
> modern character display with 14pin parallel HD44780 standard.
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> Until this god save our VFD's!
>
> Daniel Forro
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> On 17 Jan, 2014, at 1:04 AM, Daniel Forró wrote:
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>> In MKS70 there's FIP32A6R, or maybe FIP32B6R. Probably also
>> discontinued...
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>> Daniel Forro
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>> On 16 Jan, 2014, at 11:26 PM, Daniel Forró wrote:
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>>> That one I need, too...
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>>> Yes, Noritake Itron still exists and they produce VF displays.
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>>> Daniel Forro
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>>> On 16 Jan, 2014, at 9:52 PM, tim p wrote:
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>>>> Same manufacturer of display as the MKS-70
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