That is quite the initiative. I’m not sure how many LCD problems are related to zebra strips. Of the ones I have had with problem with or helped diagnose
a. Corroded contact pad and bad LCD glass, one row was bad, you can turn glass 180 to verify. b. Bad driver chip Not a big sample size. No doubt some others are zebra strip related. I have only heard a few rumblings about zebra strips on the various forums and such too. If I were to try swapping an M100 LCD glass into a T102 for example I might go ahead and install new zebra strips to be safe, so I don’t have to pull it back apart multiple times to mess with the original one. It might take 3-5 years to find enough folks who need to be zebra strips for M100s to go through 1,000 which is something to consider when you are tying up your money upfront to purchase them. I have commissioned a few reproduction parts for old computers now and just want to pass along what I have learned. Jeff Birt From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> On Behalf Of Jamie Nichol Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2021 6:34 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: [M100] New zebra strips for M100 display — any interest? Hey All, I do consumer product R&D as my day job. I’ve admired the M100 as a brilliant product for the past decade or so, and just picked up a really sad example that I’m trying to resuscitate. A couple of weeks ago I had a some fine-pitch prototype zebra strips made up to fit the M100 LCD (see pic). The first prototypes are about 0.3mm too tall. I’ll likely have another set of prototypes run with an adjusted height. I have two questions: Is there enough interest here on the list to justify an order of 1000 pieces or so? (Likely price is a few dollars each strip — more to come on price.) Do any of you have dead LCDs that you would be wiling to sacrifice to the testing gods? I would like to see ten or so LCDs improved by an upgrade to the new strips before placing a bigger order. —Jamie
