Re: TI-H: EL Panel


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Re: TI-H: EL Panel




No, you would have to coat it with superglue, with it waking contact.  Buy a
10W soldering iron, coat the wire w/ too much solder, and slowly move it
toward the contact, keeping the solder molten, and then make a connection.
Or find some CONDUCTIVE glue.

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Hill <gregh@xmission.com>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: TI-H: EL Panel


>
>On Wed, 25 Feb 1998 PXGray@aol.com wrote:
>
>> You're kidding?! There must be cheaper EL panels than that!
>
>Yeah.. The LimeLight is a nightlight I found at a Wal-Mart near here. The
>EL panel is slightly smaller than the viewable area of the calc, but I
>think it should work. I got mine for $5. Only trouble is, I haven't come
>up with a good way to attach wires to the terminals on it. Soldering
>doesn't work because the heat melts the plastic and metal tabs.. Maybe
>superglue would be a good idea.
>
>--
>Greg Hill
>greg-hill@bigfoot.com
>www.comports.com/link
>
>
>


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