Re: TI-H: EL Panel
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Re: TI-H: EL Panel
>For what reason did you choose to hide it???
I didn't have time to explain it and I knew there were going to be tons of
questions.
I find it somewhat curious
>that you would do such a thing!
By the time I got it to work someone had already started an indiglow
project so I thought that would have more interest.
What was the total cost for your EL
>backlight???
Free
Where did you get the components.
DEAD PowerBook 140B :)
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?
Yes...but the indiglow things were already started.
Oh well, we just had to look longer.
I don't remember where I saw them...I just buy dead laptops and cut them up...
What color you have???
Light blue
>Also how are the conections made???
High voltage
is it simply lit by the charge, or
>are there two distinct conections.
I think is EL... I don't buy "new" things...I get junk from auctions and
make good stuff... I paid nothing for my el... :)
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?
No...I don't think so...
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.
??? Never tried...
>Thanks
Thanks for not acting like an unmentioned person... Btw, E-mail be (rich)
about the hardware list so I can have something to reply to... (priviate)
>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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