I have some troublesome keyswitches, how does one fix them? On Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 23:07, Scott McDonnell <[email protected]> wrote:
> I did the spraying and banging on the keys and eventually got all of > mine working on one of the 100s. It took a lot spraying and banging, > though. > > I would be interested in watching the disassembly process also. > > On 11/24/2025 1:39 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > But modern epaper screens do have a backlight that consume very low > > energy. I have a kindle paperwhite that allows me to read in bed while > > allowing the wife to sleep uninterrupted. > > > > Daniel > > sysop | Air & Wave BBS > > finger | [email protected] > > > > On Sat, 22 Nov 2025, Scott McDonnell wrote: > > > >> > >> I have done it on a gameboy before, but it was not a fun process. But > >> I was emboldened by the fact that if it didn't work out, there are > >> replacement LCD options for the Gameboy. No such option for a failed > >> attempt on a Model T. > >> > >> Meh... maybe I will attempt it on one. I guess if I am going to go > >> through all that trouble to remove the films, might as well look at a > >> backlight mod. > >> > >> As for a replacement LCD, it would probably be cheaper to come up > >> with a CPLD emulation to a more modern panel. I have yet to size it up, > >> but the LCD in the Cidco Mailstation 100/150 looks about the same > >> size. But while we are fantasizing anyway, an e-paper display would be > >> the most fitting replacement, IMO. Ultra low energy and no need for a > >> backlight. > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> On 11/22/2025 11:18 PM, Erik Keever wrote: > >> Hi Scott, > >> > >> This guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBRtDURtw00 makes replacing > >> the failed parts of the display look a lot easier than it > >> probably is. > >> > >> If someone wants to query Newhaven Display about a new custom dot > >> matrix display that's M100-compatible, please do tell us the > >> probably eye-watering setup cost. > >> > >> -- Erik > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM Scott McDonnell > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I guess it was inevitable. Browsing Ebay this week, the line up > >> of Model > >> 100s < $100 appear to have polarizer degradation issue > >> (blackened wet > >> looking center) It was bound to affect our Model Ts at some point. > >> > >> What are our options moving forward as our own collection will > >> one day > >> suffer this fate? > >> > >> Has anyone successfully replaced the polarizer on the Model T > >> LCDs? Have > >> replacement LCDs been looked into? > >> > >> Scott McDonnell > >> > >> > >> >
