Re: TI-H: Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhh!!!! HELP!
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Re: TI-H: Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhh!!!! HELP!
the lead does not go into the screen but it connects next to it on the board
Justin.
justin18@geocities.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew H. Fogle <foglem@cec2.aps.edu>
To: 'ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org' <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: 27 September 1998 22:55
Subject: RE: TI-H: Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhh!!!! HELP!
You could also file the contacts down to where you can solder to them and do
so with normal thin wire. I am assuming this is possible as there must be a
metal contact or trace somewhere. I guess the screen end might not have any
contacts now that I think about it.
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From: Justin
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 1998 5:24 PM
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: TI-H: Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhh!!!! HELP!
I suppose then I could take it back and pay a bit extra fo rthe TI89
Justin.
justin18@geocities.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Watson <pilotcar@iserv.net>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: 27 September 1998 22:02
Subject: Re: TI-H: Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhh!!!! HELP!
>
>Justin (JUSTIN18@geocities.com) wrote:
>
>>Thanks, I did do a switch and now have it working, the problem was the
>>capacitor had gone when I was soldering it. I replaced it with a 29pf and
I
>>is working. Surely there is somewhere to but that type of cable! I can
see
>>how it is connected and am sure I could re-do it if I could get the cable!
>>Any sugestions where to get that type of cable on the net? Also Will TI
get
>>rid of the turbo switch etc If i send it to them. I have had it just less
>>than a year.
>
>They don't sell that type of ribbon cable, or at least it's really hard
>to find. Even if you did get it you wouldn't be able to solder it. A
>machine puts those things onto the LCD very precisely and it's impossible
>to do it by hand. If TI does replace it, and I'm not saying that they
>will because you modified it, they'd send you a completely new
>calculator. It's cheaper for them than to pay labor charges to fix it.
>I'm pretty sure that they'd replace it because someone on this list sent
>it back with a really large turbo switch on the side and they still
>replaced it. It's worth a shot...
>
>--Brian
>
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