Mr modnaR

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nah i don't think that would happen, the reason the air bubbles get stuck, is because the transfer sticks to the metal/whatever. if it's all done underwater, any water bubbles stuck underneath would soften the glue around themselves, and should pass out unhindered. try it out, and post your results. ;D

for what it's worth: replacement touchscreens are available for the iPaq series of PDA. they run to about £40, and are resistance based (well, the one for the 3760 is, as that's the one i have). you can get them here: http://www.ipaqrepair.co.uk/view_product.php?product=57 hope this helps someone edit: these do not stay on the value last set, ie they drop to zero (i think, i can't recall correctly) when you remove your finger. they are ~90x~70mm

does it only fail to work when the backlight is connected?

re: the bubbles. couldn't the transfer be separated from it's backing paper and laid on the aluminium sheet underwater? that would prevent bubbles, no? hope this helps.

yeah i hope so too. nothing more stupid than sawing off the branch that you're sitting on.

LMFAO! all pics have over 1000 views, except one: good link though stryd thanks!

hmmm interesting!! i think the crystalfontz ones are merely down to a badly aligned polarizing filter on the screen. i may be wrong though.

no, i was looking for two 40x2s: http://www.matrixorbital.com/product_info.php?pName=mopal402abyfy&cName=lcd-mop-character-lcds for the MBSEQ. the one you listed is a serial LCD, not parallel, and as such won't work with midiboxen unless you're clever with the old programmerating. yeah i got the same 20x2 negative red lcd as you i think from crystalfontz. i was disappointed too. :'( all the uk suppliers bump the prices up tremendously. matrix orbital seem to be pretty good. i'm sure there are cheaper though. cheers.

what make/model controller you using? well done for getting it back up again!

rswww.com stock number : 466-3481 for the LEDs. (10,000mcd enough?) £0.80 each(!) they also do +-1% mica caps. they are expensive though. www.farnell.com 3039640 - 22nF 63V Polystyrene cap. 9520430 - 22nF 63V Polystyrene cap with RoHS compliance. both £1.12 hope this helps.

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wow! crazy-ass-electro-rowing-mutha-funkers. ;D

sorry, i still don't understand. you're going to integrate an mblc with a mixer? how??? is it a digital mixer? i just don't get it. sorry for being dense!

yeah thanks man. i was looking at the matrix orbital ones, but their datasheet only gives outer dimensions of the pcb, not hole positions. if they're standard, then that's ok, as there are others out there that give full dimensions. i'll probably end up buying them and measuring them. cheers.

music commission sounds interesting, what is it? tv ad?

the mblc isn't a mixer. just a controller. it's down to whatever DAW software/hardware you use it with. hope this helps.

cool. wish i had one when i was a kid! ok ok, that's now. i think the little black holes are either sockets for the modules to plug into, or possibly toslink connectors which would allow the IIC (or similar) to pass between the main board and the add ons.

bucky lastard!

computer modifying shops often do these, though you could try: http://www.reichelt.de/inhalt.html?SID=18bLjRzqwQARMAACSoqfY1b3e48ed38db250d4dc98caac5909f41;ACTION=1;LASTACTION=1;SORT=artikel.artnr;GRUPPE=C14;GRUPPEA=C1;WG=0;START=0;END=16;STATIC=0;FC=11;PROVID=0;TITEL=0 then go to: Stift-, Buchsenleiste, Jumper

thank you for explaining that for me! am i correct in thinking that these FPGA chips are sort of 'hard' wired once you program them? or have i misunderstood? cheers.

yeah the nova has a vfd. it's funny actually, i think the white lettering on blue background uses a white backlight. this means that some of the light coming through the blue background isn't blue, strangely. this is why you can see the back ground lit up through a red filter. try it with win XP default desktop: the blue taskbar goes black!

TK (or anyone) how is it possible for an FPGA to provide zero latency? cheers.

sprry for misleading you! yeah that is a DIL socket. the SIL ones use crimp pins and sockets which the pins lock into. SmashTV does them.

you only solder the SIL or DIL headers to the PCB. you then use IDC connectors to connect flat ribbon cable to the PCB. they look like this: the ribbon cable goes in between the two parts, and then they are crimped together. it then fits onto the SIL or DIL header. hope this helps.