sneakthief Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 Anybody ever have this happen to their PLED?I had it running very conservatively at 2.5v - I turned it on today and almost cried. These aren't cheap :(I dissassembled the metal screen and all the contacts are fine. It looks like the organic substrate just totally degraded.Maybe that's why Crystalfontz doesn't sell them anymore. Quote
stryd_one Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 Daaamn :'( I'd be asking for my money back man... Surely it's way under it's specified lifespan?Edit: I think Wilba has one of those Winstar PLEDs too Quote
sneakthief Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Posted May 3, 2007 The supplier was kind enough to offer me a replacement at half-price so I'm a happy camper :) Quote
th0mas Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 I've had stuff like that with an LCD - I remember naively using superglue near LCDs and encoders, wrecked most of my control surface (thankfully it was only a CS A). Quote
stryd_one Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 Oh that's a thought... I've been meaning to point out that I noticed that the PLED datasheets all say that nothing should come into direct contact with the surface of the screen, and that you should design a cover for it... Quote
Wilba Posted May 3, 2007 Report Posted May 3, 2007 ... and if you don't cover it, a camera lens cleaning cloth cleans off the messy fingerprints ;D Quote
sneakthief Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Posted May 3, 2007 ... and if you don't cover it, a camera lens cleaning cloth cleans off the messy fingerprints ;Dhey there aren't any fingerprints on mine! just some dust and reflections :)crystalfontz also offered to replace it with an LCD (since they discontinued their PLED's) but i don't think i can ever go back. Quote
sneakthief Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Posted May 3, 2007 Oh that's a thought... I've been meaning to point out that I noticed that the PLED datasheets all say that nothing should come into direct contact with the surface of the screen, and that you should design a cover for it...maybe i should sink them into the case... Quote
Wilba Posted May 4, 2007 Report Posted May 4, 2007 The supplier was kind enough to offer me a replacement at half-price so I'm a happy camper :)So does this mean you can only get an LCD as replacement?Let us know if you have trouble replacing the PLED, as I know where to get a Winstar 2x20 (that's what Crystalfontz sells, relabelled!), and OSD (One Stop Displays) also make them and I know a supplier for them. Also check on eBay there are heaps of them there. Quote
stryd_one Posted May 4, 2007 Report Posted May 4, 2007 maybe i should sink them into the case... I was just gonna put some thin plastic inbetween the screen and the frontpanel... Quote
TheAncientOne Posted May 4, 2007 Report Posted May 4, 2007 A few people on the P3 forum had similar problems. Seems like OLED/PLED has a shorter lifespan that expected in some cases. I wonder how those MP3 players with fancy displays are doing?I got a nice blue negative LCD 4x20 from RS for £11.70 plus VAT. Not the cheapest, but looks nice enough for my MIDIbox monitor, and should stay running.Mike Quote
sneakthief Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Posted May 4, 2007 So does this mean you can only get an LCD as replacement?Let us know if you have trouble replacing the PLED, as I know where to get a Winstar 2x20 (that's what Crystalfontz sells, relabelled!), and OSD (One Stop Displays) also make them and I know a supplier for them. Also check on eBay there are heaps of them there.Crystalfontz discontinued all PLED's. I have a feeling that their supplier wasn't able to provide a reliable product. Quote
sneakthief Posted May 9, 2007 Author Report Posted May 9, 2007 well the replacement that was sent to me was faulty.until someone can show me reliable products from another manufacturer, i can't recommend that anyone use PLED's. Quote
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