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LCD Display Stopped Working After Installing New ElectroluminescentPanel Backlight
This was on a Roland Alpha Juno-2.
The original EL panel backlight was not working, so I installed a new one, and although the back-light works now, the LCD displays nothing. Is it possible the new EL panel is slightly too thick, and somehow causing the LCD display to lose contact with the main board? Thanks in advance for any advice. |
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LCD Display Stopped Working After Installing NewElectroluminescent Panel Backlight
On 3/08/2020 2:59 pm, Paul Dorman wrote:
This was on a Roland Alpha Juno-2. The original EL panel backlight was not working, so I installed a new one, and although the back-light works now, the LCD displays nothing. Is it possible the new EL panel is slightly too thick, and somehow causing the LCD display to lose contact with the main board? Thanks in advance for any advice. Is the LCD on a ribbon, or some sort of blunt pressure-contact area on the mainboard ? Did you take full ESD precautions ? May have zapped whatever drives the LCD segments or pixels. geoff |
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LCD Display Stopped Working After Installing NewElectroluminescent Panel Backlight
On 8/2/2020 9:32 PM, geoff wrote:
On 3/08/2020 2:59 pm, Paul Dorman wrote: This was on a Roland Alpha Juno-2. The original EL panel backlight was not working, so I installed a new one, and although the back-light works now, the LCD displays nothing. Is it possible the new EL panel is slightly too thick, and somehow causing the LCD display to lose contact with the main board? Thanks in advance for any advice. Is the LCD on a ribbon, or some sort of blunt pressure-contact area on the mainboard ? Did you take full ESD precautions ? May have zapped whatever drives the LCD segments or pixels. Ok, I got it working again. My hunch was correct: The new EL panel was too wide, and was insulating the flexible signal lines from making good contact with the PCB board. No wonder it was so hard to install the first time! After I trimmed the new panel down thinner, it slid in very easily, and the display works again. Now I have only one problem left: The aftertouch doesn't seem to work? After making sure the ribbon was in good contact with the board, and measuring a change in resistance at the main board, I was pretty sure it would work, but it doesn't seem to be working. Maybe I don't know how to turn on the after-touch, with the global parameters? Or maybe the resistance change I measured, was the incorrect range, and the after-touch ribbon needs to be cleaned, and maybe I need to clean the keys where they contact the ribbon? At any rate, I was reading online that the after-touch on these older synths tend to not work well after a while, and that many people don't even like the after-touch anyways! |
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LCD Display Stopped Working After Installing New Electroluminescent Panel Backlight
On 8/3/2020 11:13 AM, Paul Dorman wrote:
On 8/2/2020 9:32 PM, geoff wrote: On 3/08/2020 2:59 pm, Paul Dorman wrote: This was on a Roland Alpha Juno-2. The original EL panel backlight was not working, so I installed a new one, and although the back-light works now, the LCD displays nothing. Is it possible the new EL panel is slightly too thick, and somehow causing the LCD display to lose contact with the main board? Thanks in advance for any advice. Is the LCD on a ribbon, or some sort of blunt pressure-contact area on the mainboard ? Did you take full ESD precautions ? May have zapped whatever drives the LCD segments or pixels. Â*Â*Â* Ok, I got it working again. Â*Â*Â* My hunch was correct:Â* The new EL panel was too wide, and was insulating the flexible signal lines from making good contact with the PCB board. No wonder it was so hard to install the first time! Â*Â*Â* After I trimmed the new panel down thinner, it slid in very easily, and the display works again. Â*Â*Â* Now I have only one problem left:Â* The aftertouch doesn't seem to work?Â* After making sure the ribbon was in good contact with the board, and measuring a change in resistance at the main board, I was pretty sure it would work, but it doesn't seem to be working.Â* Maybe I don't know how to turn on the after-touch, with the global parameters? Â*Â*Â* Or maybe the resistance change I measured, was the incorrect range, and the after-touch ribbon needs to be cleaned, and maybe I need to clean the keys where they contact the ribbon? Â*Â*Â* At any rate, I was reading online that the after-touch on these older synths tend to not work well after a while, and that many people don't even like the after-touch anyways! I would suggest cleaning the after-touch ribbon *and* the key contacts. If the problem persists, check to see if the signal is being sent (MIDI). Next steps would depend on the outcome. As for those who "...don't even like the after-touch anyways...", they may not have a classic synthesizer background. It's just another trigger, after all, and used for many things beyond fade-outs. -- best regards, Neil |
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LCD Display Stopped Working After Installing New Electroluminescent Panel Backlight
"Neil" wrote in message ... snip As for those who "...don't even like the after-touch anyways...", they may not have a classic synthesizer background. It's just another trigger, after all, and used for many things beyond fade-outs. Couldn't have put it better Neil. Poly -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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LCD Display Stopped Working After Installing NewElectroluminescent Panel Backlight
On 8/4/2020 12:12 PM, Neil wrote:
On 8/3/2020 11:13 AM, Paul Dorman wrote: On 8/2/2020 9:32 PM, geoff wrote: On 3/08/2020 2:59 pm, Paul Dorman wrote: This was on a Roland Alpha Juno-2. The original EL panel backlight was not working, so I installed a new one, and although the back-light works now, the LCD displays nothing. Is it possible the new EL panel is slightly too thick, and somehow causing the LCD display to lose contact with the main board? Thanks in advance for any advice. Is the LCD on a ribbon, or some sort of blunt pressure-contact area on the mainboard ? Did you take full ESD precautions ? May have zapped whatever drives the LCD segments or pixels. Â*Â*Â*Â* Ok, I got it working again. Â*Â*Â*Â* My hunch was correct:Â* The new EL panel was too wide, and was insulating the flexible signal lines from making good contact with the PCB board. No wonder it was so hard to install the first time! Â*Â*Â*Â* After I trimmed the new panel down thinner, it slid in very easily, and the display works again. Â*Â*Â*Â* Now I have only one problem left:Â* The aftertouch doesn't seem to work?Â* After making sure the ribbon was in good contact with the board, and measuring a change in resistance at the main board, I was pretty sure it would work, but it doesn't seem to be working.Â* Maybe I don't know how to turn on the after-touch, with the global parameters? Â*Â*Â*Â* Or maybe the resistance change I measured, was the incorrect range, and the after-touch ribbon needs to be cleaned, and maybe I need to clean the keys where they contact the ribbon? Â*Â*Â*Â* At any rate, I was reading online that the after-touch on these older synths tend to not work well after a while, and that many people don't even like the after-touch anyways! I would suggest cleaning the after-touch ribbon *and* the key contacts. If the problem persists, check to see if the signal is being sent (MIDI). Next steps would depend on the outcome As for those who "...don't even like the after-touch anyways...", they may not have a classic synthesizer background. It's just another trigger, after all, and used for many things beyond fade-outs. My customer accepted it as-is, without the after-touch, because they won't be using it. |
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