So I got everything setup last nite and it worked perfectly!. except I realized, it wasn't as bright as it should be. So today, I re-re-design my light box to get it within spec, and I put it all back on the bench to test the new distances to start buiding my box. And now the panel has no power! I mean the standby light won't even illuminate! So much for having my 119" screen in time for the Super Bowl! ****!
Never Mind
Problem solved!
EVERYONE: CHECK THE ORINTATION ON THOSE FFC CABLES BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND GET ANOTHER ONE ( thanx ACE!)
I was bound and determined to get this thing working tonight to meet my superbowl deadline and I found the problem. I first lightly filed the FFC from the button panel to the mian controller board. Then I noticed there were 14 pins on the connecter on the button panel. There are only 13 pins on the cable. You have to make sure you have the cable going into the right set of pins.if you have the wrong one open the entire LCD will not operate.
I was certain the controller board was zonked. ACE suggested that I check the cables again. I had already took my meter to them and I was getting values on both ends of the cable so I ruled it out.
Ace suggested that I check at the back of the connecters instead. I kept getting problems at those end leads. So I lightly filed the cable. Nothing... then I counted the leads and that's when I noticed that there was one more lead on the connecter than the cable. So I tried it on one side, nothing.. tried it on the otherside and, Vóila! A working LCD!
Problem solved!
EVERYONE: CHECK THE ORINTATION ON THOSE FFC CABLES BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND GET ANOTHER ONE ( thanx ACE!)
I was bound and determined to get this thing working tonight to meet my superbowl deadline and I found the problem. I first lightly filed the FFC from the button panel to the mian controller board. Then I noticed there were 14 pins on the connecter on the button panel. There are only 13 pins on the cable. You have to make sure you have the cable going into the right set of pins.if you have the wrong one open the entire LCD will not operate.
I was certain the controller board was zonked. ACE suggested that I check the cables again. I had already took my meter to them and I was getting values on both ends of the cable so I ruled it out.
Ace suggested that I check at the back of the connecters instead. I kept getting problems at those end leads. So I lightly filed the cable. Nothing... then I counted the leads and that's when I noticed that there was one more lead on the connecter than the cable. So I tried it on one side, nothing.. tried it on the otherside and, Vóila! A working LCD!
Hello, im new here but have experience with lilliput screens 😉
Reconnect the ribon cable that goes to the controls, there is allot of room in that connector, so the cable can be placed a little bit off from the pins that are in the connecter.
Reconnect the ribon cable that goes to the controls, there is allot of room in that connector, so the cable can be placed a little bit off from the pins that are in the connecter.
I know with my pannel the PCB has a powersupplly attached to it. You could use a multi meter and see of the 6ish main wires are outputting power. on mine there is two 12v, two gnds, and two 5v.
Thanx ACE
Well its Wednesday after the Super Bowl and I can't seem to put that box together fast enough! I was up all Saturday night and got started at Noon on Sunday and still don't have the box finished yet. Lots of progress though. Will post some pics on my PLOG thread soon as I get my camera reconnected to my PC.
Steamer
Well its Wednesday after the Super Bowl and I can't seem to put that box together fast enough! I was up all Saturday night and got started at Noon on Sunday and still don't have the box finished yet. Lots of progress though. Will post some pics on my PLOG thread soon as I get my camera reconnected to my PC.
Steamer
PJ on hold...
Another setback.
Now, I know... I know... I'm supposed to take good care of the little VGA controller board, but that thing seem to be indestructible! I mean, I dropped the LCD onto the little board several times, (when I say dropped, I mean it was standing on end in a frame I built and it teetered over) I flipped it back and forth and it still came up when I turned it on.
Then I did it. I was trying to get the final alignment within my cabinet, when I realized I didn't have any room for that little controller board to lay out of the way. Plus I was in a rush because I keep missing my self imposed deadlines. Anywho, yadda,yadda,yadda, It didn't fire up the last time. I saw the little hairline fracture in the little red fixed cable. IT'S DEAD!!!!
I have a friend who took it to work and they are going to try to revive it. meanwhile I am looking to get another LCD. My wife wants a new bedroom set so I have to wait for the funds. Although, I was looking last nite and found some interesting prosppects as alternatives. One example is the HAMI H8001 300:1 contrast xga resolution w/TV tuner. I have seen a DIY PJ using this LCD. It has a couple of boards that need support, but it just might fit into my current cabinet. I would simply need new fresnels cut to the 4:3 aspect. I really did want a widescreen projection but this LCD does not look half bad at all!
Another setback.
Now, I know... I know... I'm supposed to take good care of the little VGA controller board, but that thing seem to be indestructible! I mean, I dropped the LCD onto the little board several times, (when I say dropped, I mean it was standing on end in a frame I built and it teetered over) I flipped it back and forth and it still came up when I turned it on.
Then I did it. I was trying to get the final alignment within my cabinet, when I realized I didn't have any room for that little controller board to lay out of the way. Plus I was in a rush because I keep missing my self imposed deadlines. Anywho, yadda,yadda,yadda, It didn't fire up the last time. I saw the little hairline fracture in the little red fixed cable. IT'S DEAD!!!!
I have a friend who took it to work and they are going to try to revive it. meanwhile I am looking to get another LCD. My wife wants a new bedroom set so I have to wait for the funds. Although, I was looking last nite and found some interesting prosppects as alternatives. One example is the HAMI H8001 300:1 contrast xga resolution w/TV tuner. I have seen a DIY PJ using this LCD. It has a couple of boards that need support, but it just might fit into my current cabinet. I would simply need new fresnels cut to the 4:3 aspect. I really did want a widescreen projection but this LCD does not look half bad at all!
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