Re: TI-H: Indiglo Backlight/keylight
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Re: TI-H: Indiglo Backlight/keylight
I'like the "autoquote feature it is great for people new to the list etc.
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From: Ritchie Argue <ciphyr@usa.net>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: 15 February 1998 05:52
Subject: Re: TI-H: Indiglo Backlight/keylight
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>>Can EL Panels be cut??? If they can, and you have a glass cutter, you
>>can get 10.6" x 6.5" inch EL panels from All Electronics for $6!!! $10
>>gets a 12" x 6.5" inch panel! They are mounted on glass though, so that
>>may pose as a problem. If the glass was scored, and EL panels can be
>>cut, that might be a good deal??? If you can solder them, that would be
>>even better. Maybe you could make more than one then, but I doubt that,
>>cause the fact they're mounted on glass. Otherwise, you can probably
>>find them else where. All Electronics also has a 64x440 pixel LCD with
>>built in EL backlight and inverter for $15. If you cut the EL in half,
>>and use the inverter (5 volts!!!), it would WORK!!!
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>I have some el media, but it's in the shape of a lettered sign, so I can't
>use it for a calc. Anyhow, it's a coating applied to a plastic type
>material, so it's flexible, and you can cut it with scissors. It goes
>round corners and stuff, you just need two contacts roughly on either side
>of the material. The stuff I have has leads printed on the plastic to the
>el bit, and then wires soldered to that. You should be able to buy it in
>strips or sheets roughly the same width (or height) as a calc screen and
>just cut off as much as you need.
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>BTW, when replying, quote pertinent info only please. I don't really want
>5 page mails with 10 old messages appended to the end. I know that the
>auto quote feature of your mail program is really nifty, and it's cool to
>show it off and stuff, but it's not too hard to remove unnecessary text.
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>Ritchie
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