I am going to start taking apart my lcd and ofcourse as soon as I am successful I am going to make a simple metal frame to support the boards and the lcd between the 2 fresnels.
The metal I want to use to make a sort of chasis is called structural 10x10 here. Its 10cm x10cm hollow and quite light but it is metal. So I was concerned that if I sandwitch fragile things like lcd and glass panels between these to make direct contact because it is very hard material it could damage the stuff as I moove the projector. I want to stay using only this metal for temperature reasons. Should I use plexi, If I can find it?.....
Any suggestions?
The metal I want to use to make a sort of chasis is called structural 10x10 here. Its 10cm x10cm hollow and quite light but it is metal. So I was concerned that if I sandwitch fragile things like lcd and glass panels between these to make direct contact because it is very hard material it could damage the stuff as I moove the projector. I want to stay using only this metal for temperature reasons. Should I use plexi, If I can find it?.....
Any suggestions?
Posts? You mean the brass risers that you use to separate your motherboard from you metal atx case? Ok..
I have taken apart my Dell 1504fp. The polar filter or some other filter is still attached since I cant see through the lcd at all. I will remove this when my lcd frame is ready.
But, I noticed the left side of the lcd has some bare things sticking out now. They look like flex cables except they are not attached to anything now anymore. It was probably a contact to the backlight or something.
I really was not expecting the lcd to be this thin and to have such a small edge for support. When I compare the plastic frame to see how much of the raw lcd it was cutting I would say its about 1/5 or 1/6 of an inch. I already build a metal frame of 1/2 inch metal that I can clip the lcd to. I was thinking of sandwiching the lcd between 2 metal frames. On one side the metal would be touching this open flex cable looking things. Will this be a problem. I think these are input terminals for the backlight that is no longer going to be used but since I am a newbie I cant be sure.
What about metal pressure on the lcd if I do this?
The other idea was to sandwich the lcd between two sheets of glass which would protect the lcd as well as reliever pressure of paper clamps against the lcd itself. But I heard this will cause heat to be trapped in the lcd and ofcourse affect image quality.
Btw, the Dell 1504fp is very easy to take apart. There is no need for flex extensions. It can even be used for OHP. I have taken photos and will post in a bit.
I have taken apart my Dell 1504fp. The polar filter or some other filter is still attached since I cant see through the lcd at all. I will remove this when my lcd frame is ready.
But, I noticed the left side of the lcd has some bare things sticking out now. They look like flex cables except they are not attached to anything now anymore. It was probably a contact to the backlight or something.
I really was not expecting the lcd to be this thin and to have such a small edge for support. When I compare the plastic frame to see how much of the raw lcd it was cutting I would say its about 1/5 or 1/6 of an inch. I already build a metal frame of 1/2 inch metal that I can clip the lcd to. I was thinking of sandwiching the lcd between 2 metal frames. On one side the metal would be touching this open flex cable looking things. Will this be a problem. I think these are input terminals for the backlight that is no longer going to be used but since I am a newbie I cant be sure.
What about metal pressure on the lcd if I do this?
The other idea was to sandwich the lcd between two sheets of glass which would protect the lcd as well as reliever pressure of paper clamps against the lcd itself. But I heard this will cause heat to be trapped in the lcd and ofcourse affect image quality.
Btw, the Dell 1504fp is very easy to take apart. There is no need for flex extensions. It can even be used for OHP. I have taken photos and will post in a bit.
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