Re: TI-H: EL Panel


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Re: TI-H: EL Panel




It gives you two links, however, you you goto the AltaVista section, you get
a good deal more.

-- Jon Olson

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Piotter <richfiles1@hotmail.com>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: TI-H: EL Panel


>
>For what reason did you choose to hide it??? I find it somewhat curious
>that you would do such a thing! What was the total cost for your EL
>backlight??? Where did you get the components. And, I searched for
>character LCD and yahoo only gave two links!!! I'll try again though.
>I'd like to find that source you spoke of.
>
>Isn't the point of this list to share hardware and upgrades for the TI
>calculators? Oh well, we just had to look longer. What color you have???
>Also how are the conections made??? is it simply lit by the charge, or
>are there two distinct conections. I know A CCFT (cold cathode
>flourecent tube) backlight will light half way with only one of the two
>wires attached, sugesting it uses a charge rather than a circuit to emit
>light. Are EL lamps the same? If so, is it possible to connect wires to
>them using one of those circuit board trace touch up pens. Its some sort
>of conductive ink that can be soldered.
>
>Thanks
>
>Richard Piotter
>richfiles1@hotmail.com
>
>The Richfiles TI Page
>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html
>
>
>>Well, no...Guess what I've been hiding...  :)  I tried to hint it a few
>>months back when I pointed out that there is enough room for an
>inverter...
>>Then I said how to make one and you guys still didn't catch on!
>>
>>Grant
>>
>>>COOL!!!
>>>
>>>You're probably the first (or one of the first) people to install a
>>>backlight on the calc!!! That's awesome!!!!!!
>
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