cubeberg 540 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Nice! So do you win anything. What does "4tchwin" mean? Since it was written personally by the great SA - I'm guessing the note is the reward itself BTW - huge props to SA on the silk screen. Putting the pin descriptions on the board is extremely helpful. Definitely a quality product. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TopHatHacker 25 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Props sugaraddict, looks like fun. I missed it, or I would have gotten 2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobG 1,892 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 It's "teh", not "tch" 43oh 4 the win!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 That's probably right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
N3TL0@D3R 0 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Oh man! sold out..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Got mine today, too! These are, indeed, gorgeous. No special note from SA for me, but I think the boards are special enough. I was surprised that the LCD is not secured to the plastic support. I think I'm going to glue or double-side tape the LCD down before I break it. :oops: Maybe I'll add a little non-conductive treasure to the little compartment under the LCD first. Well done, SA! Thanks for hosting them in the store BH! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobG 1,892 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Before you secure it, make sure you put a piece of reflective plastic/paper inside. That way, your LCD will be brighter. GeekDoc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Before you secure it, make sure you put a piece of reflective plastic/paper inside. That way, your LCD will be brighter. Oooh! RobG has the perfect little surprise to tuck in the secret compartment! Thanks Rob! I'll definitely do that. :thumbup: Hmmm... This anti-static wrapping looks pretty shiny... :think: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattTheGeek 99 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Got my today. (Thanks Sugaraddict & bluehash) I think i got a special edition... One screw is a Phillips head, other is a flat head. You know, HASL is pretty reflective... Perhaps you could unmask parts of the soldermask in the next batch to make a free reflector... :think: GeekDoc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 You know, HASL is pretty reflective... Perhaps you could unmask parts of the soldermask in the next batch to make a free reflector... :think: Wouldn't it tarnish (oxidize) quickly, becoming dull? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattTheGeek 99 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 You know, HASL is pretty reflective... Perhaps you could unmask parts of the soldermask in the next batch to make a free reflector... :think: Wouldn't it tarnish (oxidize) quickly, becoming dull? The copper would, but HASL wont. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 You know, HASL is pretty reflective... Perhaps you could unmask parts of the soldermask in the next batch to make a free reflector... :think: Wouldn't it tarnish (oxidize) quickly, becoming dull? The copper would, but HASL wont. Cool. Good idea. :thumbup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthonycroberts 0 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Be extremely careful with the connector on the display! When the glass flops around, it puts a lot of strain on this connector. I broke it earlier and the trace powering the LEDs was severed. I managed to repair this with a bus wire between an LED and the resistor on the board. Unfortunately, as I was trying to photograph my awesome repair job, I dropped the camera and managed to break about 3 more traces attaching to the connector. That display is hosed. My other one works great! Fantastic manufacturing quality on the board and the milled spacer! (the problem mentioned above relates only to the connector, and not SugarAddict's fine craftsmanship.) I would suggest you secure the display to the spacer with tape or glue or something. In other news, I have a spare spacer/board if anyone has any ideas. Cheers, Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Unfortunately, as I was trying to photograph my awesome repair job, I dropped the camera and managed to break about 3 more traces attaching to the connector. That display is hosed. Ouch! Thanks for the headsup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SugarAddict 227 Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Yeah, I've resoldered some of the traces, it's 50/50 if you melt the paper or get a decent solder joint... I did say to be careful with the connectors, they're not the greatest :-\ But for the price, it's not a bad LCD! I only had 1 bad LCd out of the 105 I bought... I ruined like 6 doing fitting/testing from the removal/insertion/etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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