Accessing the controls
I didn't mention it before, but I do have a plan as to how I'll be able to mount the 567s while still having access to the controls.
As I stated, there is a single board attached to the top of the LCD glass via several flex cables. Attached to that single board, opposite to the side the LCD glass, is another board attached via 2 flex cables. This second board is additional electronics, presumably the OSD controller, etc. Also, attached to that board is the power supply board. The buttons are dangling from one of those two new boards I mentioned via a couple of wires, which could easily be extended. Roughly, in a 2D plane, looks something like this:
Buttons
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Board 1 ==== Power Supply
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Board 2
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LCD Glass
I'm planning on mounting Board 1, Board 2, and the power supply to the same stationary backplane (MDF, probably). I may mount the LCD glass in the same plane, or, I may elect to bend the LCD glass at a 90 degree to the Boards (flexing at the cables) and fixing those two planes to each other firmly so as not to put stress on the flex cables to the glass. I know, pictures would be more clear...
Regards
I didn't mention it before, but I do have a plan as to how I'll be able to mount the 567s while still having access to the controls.
As I stated, there is a single board attached to the top of the LCD glass via several flex cables. Attached to that single board, opposite to the side the LCD glass, is another board attached via 2 flex cables. This second board is additional electronics, presumably the OSD controller, etc. Also, attached to that board is the power supply board. The buttons are dangling from one of those two new boards I mentioned via a couple of wires, which could easily be extended. Roughly, in a 2D plane, looks something like this:
Buttons
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Board 1 ==== Power Supply
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Board 2
|| || ||
LCD Glass
I'm planning on mounting Board 1, Board 2, and the power supply to the same stationary backplane (MDF, probably). I may mount the LCD glass in the same plane, or, I may elect to bend the LCD glass at a 90 degree to the Boards (flexing at the cables) and fixing those two planes to each other firmly so as not to put stress on the flex cables to the glass. I know, pictures would be more clear...
Regards
thanks, cruzer
It might've been your picture that gave me the idea! Yep, I plan on doing something very like what you have done, with the exception that I'm now thinking about putting a hinge between the board that I mount the LCD glass to, and the board which I mount the controller boards to. Then, some kind of locking mechanism.
I plan on laying everything out in the same plane and doing some tests with my OHP in the upright position just as you've depicted. As I get more advanced, I'm thinking about turning my OHP on its side like ywh did. In that event, I envision the controller boards sticking up in the air, so my design idea would allow me to fold them at the hinges and having them laying at 90 degrees to the LCD panel.
FYI, to anyone else interested in the 567s, its boards look a LOT like those in cruzer's pictures, with the exception that there isn't a board on the side, like the narrow one in his pic. Not sure how BenQ routes their horizontal control lines, but they must do it on the glass itself, because there is no driver board on the side.
Thanks again for the pic.
It might've been your picture that gave me the idea! Yep, I plan on doing something very like what you have done, with the exception that I'm now thinking about putting a hinge between the board that I mount the LCD glass to, and the board which I mount the controller boards to. Then, some kind of locking mechanism.
I plan on laying everything out in the same plane and doing some tests with my OHP in the upright position just as you've depicted. As I get more advanced, I'm thinking about turning my OHP on its side like ywh did. In that event, I envision the controller boards sticking up in the air, so my design idea would allow me to fold them at the hinges and having them laying at 90 degrees to the LCD panel.
FYI, to anyone else interested in the 567s, its boards look a LOT like those in cruzer's pictures, with the exception that there isn't a board on the side, like the narrow one in his pic. Not sure how BenQ routes their horizontal control lines, but they must do it on the glass itself, because there is no driver board on the side.
Thanks again for the pic.
micrichindy
heya mic, i wouldnt recomend bending any cable from the lcd cos it will break the cable internaly and then a dead lcd lol so to save your wallet and lcd i just thought i would mention that, just keep it all so it doesnt move and i wouldnt go playing with it too much either, an idea for u is too have the boards at an 90o angle to the screen that way they are folded down instead of out therfore giving u a more compact design, becarful not to get it hot from the ohp and make sure u dont cover any vent holes of the ohp.
all the best Trev
heya mic, i wouldnt recomend bending any cable from the lcd cos it will break the cable internaly and then a dead lcd lol so to save your wallet and lcd i just thought i would mention that, just keep it all so it doesnt move and i wouldnt go playing with it too much either, an idea for u is too have the boards at an 90o angle to the screen that way they are folded down instead of out therfore giving u a more compact design, becarful not to get it hot from the ohp and make sure u dont cover any vent holes of the ohp.
all the best Trev
Excuse my Ignorance, But Once you have the LCD and controller boards where you want them why Couldnt you Just Use Silicone cauk to glue them down and some over the flex cables to make a " protective layer" around them, I dont mean Glue it directly to the OHP but to the Stage, glass, whatever you put on the OHP first, seems to me that would elliviate any probs and as long as you waited till it dried you dont have to worry about the Cauk conducting electricity at all. Just My 2 cents L8er
ace3000
You have a point.
I like the idea in the post following yours, I probably will use caulk or something to tack the cables in place.
I haven't gotten my boards out since I dismantled theml; I think when I get ready to start assembling, I'm going to take a hard look at whether the hinged design is really a good idea.
You have a point.
I like the idea in the post following yours, I probably will use caulk or something to tack the cables in place.
I haven't gotten my boards out since I dismantled theml; I think when I get ready to start assembling, I'm going to take a hard look at whether the hinged design is really a good idea.
nec 1560m?
anyone know if the nec 1560m is easy to dismount and if the down and side panel of the lcd are connected together with a little flat connector?
i've tried with the nec 1555v and this little flat connector bugged me
anyone know if the nec 1560m is easy to dismount and if the down and side panel of the lcd are connected together with a little flat connector?
i've tried with the nec 1555v and this little flat connector bugged me
Psionic,
Why is the dell Ultrasharp better for screen door? Whats so special about it? I am pretty ready to buy a Benq but is a Dell ultrasharp better even though response time is slower?
Why is the dell Ultrasharp better for screen door? Whats so special about it? I am pretty ready to buy a Benq but is a Dell ultrasharp better even though response time is slower?
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