fussylizard Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 I hate to say it though, I think the blanked-out LEDs are the crucial bit of the SLL edition. Damn! So close, so close... BTW Did you get the blue Optrex recommended by Wilba (C-51505NFQJ-LB-AJN)? Mine is a little dimmer than I would like. The backlight pot has zero effect both with and without JR4A. Contrast is set to max (or is it min?). So does the backlight pot do anything on yours? Thx, C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siempre La Luna Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Damn! So close, so close... BTW Did you get the blue Optrex recommended by Wilba (C-51505NFQJ-LB-AJN)? Mine is a little dimmer than I would like. The backlight pot has zero effect both with and without JR4A. Contrast is set to max (or is it min?). So does the backlight pot do anything on yours? Thx, C Wilba hooked me up with that display so I don't have an order form or packing slip around that has the model number on it, but I think it's safe to assume they are the same. I don't recall mine being particularly responsive to changes on the dimmer control. I built that one for my girlfriend and it's now living in her studio on the other side of town so I can't check it out at the moment. The display being kind of dark compared to the LEDs was part of the reason why I painted the LEDs in the first place though. I'll check out the backlight pot this evening and let you know what I come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siempre La Luna Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 The backlight pot has zero effect both with and without JR4A. Contrast is set to max (or is it min?). So does the backlight pot do anything on yours? I can confirm that the backlight pot has no effect on the display. Weird. I hadn't noticed that when I first assembled it. Mine is pretty bright though. Can you post a photo of yours? If we compare them we might be able to determine if yours is oddly dark, mine is oddly bright, or if they are the same and we just have different definitions of bright and dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fussylizard Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Will do tomorrow. Glad to hear your pot does nothing either. I compared the brightness to my MB-6582 and to be honest it is about the same as the CrystalFontz display I used. However I have some very nice Optrex 2x40 displays (from the bulk order I ran a whIle back) for MB-SEQ and they are much brighter. It's probably fine but I'll post a pic that hopefully will help. Thx, C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fussylizard Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Here's a pic. As I suspected the exposure time completely changes how it looks. I wish it were half as bright as in the picture. Ah, well. It's good enough and is a nice display so I should probably stop whining about it and start using the sammichFM! Thx, C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Siempre has the same display as "recommended" by me (I guess)... it's the Optrex C-51505NFQJ-LB-AJN I have tested mine and it works but I didn't fiddle with brightness control much... I don't remember if the brightness pot did anything or not. I do know from past experience that the Optrex STEP displays are different to normal LCDs... I'm guessing they like a straight 5V supply on the backlight and not any fancy current limiting. I'll do some more tests when I get back home next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristal= Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Thought, it's a good idea to throw in a picture of my LED painting progress. Actually airbrushed it, but haven't tested the bightness yet. They are Kingbright 100mcd. Wish me luck guys. I probably need some more days for finally assembling it. Voltage tests, case letter painting and LED soldering aren't still done yet. Plus a ton of other stuff to do besides assembling the Sammich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siempre La Luna Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yea, looks good. The white button caps are pretty sweet as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristal= Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 So I'm pretty much complete with assembling the Sammich, just ruined the case lettering with a bad matching color. :phone: Hope I can fix that. But I'm very happy with the coloring of my kit :heart: Here is a shot. Did I mention that the usual suspects did an amazing job on designing the whole kit? I can tell you they did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 But I'm very happy with the coloring of my kit :heart: fm-licious :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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