Rowan Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 HiHere's a link I found for cheap 40 x 2 LCD http://www.bgmicro.com/pdf/catalog.pdfRowan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pay_c Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 Woah!!! Now THAT is cheap!*sigh* only available in the US, isnt it? How much does it cost to deliver them somewhere else (e.g. Germany)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_C Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 Hey pay_c, I had a look too, and there are alternative payment options, and when you order you can select which country you are in! There are phone and fax numbers on the home page. (I think it was, anyway its there somewhere!)Rowan, I don't know how you do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 I got four of these for $18.68 but currently I'm having trouble getting them to work. Look here: http://www.midibox.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=troubleshooting;action=display;num=1058198570 So maybe you should wait till I find some solution :-/dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kejace Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 It looks like you got them to work now, do you recommend other people buying them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Hi kejace,Yeah I recommend them, only thing is that you have to connect negative voltage (instead of GND) to pin 3 on LCD. The solution I'm going after (MAX1044 + 3 electrolytic caps) costs around $2 and it will supply enough current for two LCDs (possibly for all four) so they are still a bargain despite added expenses. Regardsdragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_C Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 I sent an email to bg micro, reguarding an order, and how to calculate postage about a week ago, but I got no reply, now I'm a bit nervous to send them any money...any suggestions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 Hi, I don't know about email, haven't contacted them, just ordered the LCDs, payed with the credit card directly on their site and everything went smooth. And the postage was free (from TX to MA) which is strange, considering the package was pretty big (LCDs were part of the Motorola satelitte receiver, you get them with front mask - some plastic with 5 buttons, few 74HC595, 74HC165 and couple of other chips)dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_C Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 So you already have the goods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 Yep, already have the goods, contrast problem solved and now thinking about design of front paneldragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2k Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 Hey Steve...Chek this place for 2x40s at $25AU: http://www.oatleyelectronics.com/displays.htmlThey're in AU, and i ordered a cpl from em - quick to arrive here in the UK :)Nice...Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilo Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 lol I mail them too about 2 weeks ago, and still no answer... I was a bit nervous about sending them money, but I think I'm going t trust dragon and pay via their web site ;)A motorola Satelite reciever??? ouaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_C Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 oops, sorry dragon, I didn't read your earlier posts properly.Hey Dan, yeah I got the same ones already, but I saw these for so cheap, including a backlight, that I thought I could upgrade. But I am nervous to send money if I don't know how the postage will be paid for to Australia!!(not to mention giving strangers money over the net... I would prefer to post the payment...oh well, maybe I will take a chance.... maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilo Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 I order 2 of them on Monday, and received them yesterday (saturday), from france!!and I pay $14,95 for shipping! fast and serious (I made mistake in the order form, they send me an email about 4 hours later :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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