Hey guys, Quick update. I have four displays on hand (thanks Josh!). Measurements suggest a zebra strip height between 3.3mm and 3.4 mm will work best. I’ve been in a protracted conversation with the supplier about best practices for assembly.
I’ll have another set of prototypes made at the updated height, rebuild the four displays I have on hand, and let you all know how that goes. More to come, —Jamie On Jul 6, 2021, 8:25 PM -0400, Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com>, wrote: > Jamie, > > Are the zebra strips a problem? I guess you are saying that for at least > some LCDs with missing lines, a new zebra strip would help? > For me it has usually been a pcb problem. > > Steve > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Jamie Nichol <jgnic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > >
