Most drug store isopropal contain other chemicals to keep your skin from drying out. You can buy electronics grade isopropal. Cheap enough ($5 for a large bottle) if you have a store that stocks it. Fry's Electronics has it.
Of course grain alcohol will do the job. -----Original Message----- From: Javier Herrero <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:40:23 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] LCD display connector I've used isopropanol for cleaning the display connectors and the elastomer strip with sucess (last time for a Becker Mexico car radio...) El 03/01/2011 23:55, Jim Palfreyman escribió: > Hi All, > > The item is indeed the "zebra strip". > > Alignment is pretty good (I think) as the case ensures it. > > So it sounds like it might need a clean. I shall look into that one... > > Postscript... Just searched the world for DeoxIT and it turns out the local > Australian supplier has a shop 50m from where I work. Yeah!! > > Jim > > > On 4 January 2011 07:58, Robert Atkinson<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> There are (at least) two types of connector. Some displays use both types. >> First is "Zebra-strip" which is an elastomer sandwich of >> conducting/insulating material that conducts vertically but not >> horizontally. These rely on mechanical clamping and are what Gary is >> referring to. The other is a tape with conductive tracks that is stuck >> down. I think this is what Jim has. These can sometimes be re-attached by >> burnishing with a rounded tool. If they have come completely unstuck I've >> had some sucess by holding it in place with thin adhesive (Kapton) tape and >> applying pressure with a foam block between the strip and the case. Good >> luck. >> >> Robert G8RPI. >> >> --- On Mon, 3/1/11, gary<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> From: gary<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] LCD display connector >> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"< >> [email protected]> >> Date: Monday, 3 January, 2011, 20:40 >> >> >> You need to clean the elastomer. I've done this with Caig deoxit, though >> I would search their website to see if they have a special product for >> the task. >> >> http://store.caig.com/ >> >> Generally the LCD is just pressed against the elastomer, so you may need >> to see that the pressure is sufficient. >> >> On 1/3/2011 12:34 PM, Jim Palfreyman wrote: >>> Apologies for being a teensy tiny bit OT. But is relevant on the whole. >>> >>> I have a remote control for an air conditioner whos display is only >>> partially working. >>> >>> Upon internal inspection it seems the sticky thingy (technical term) >>> connecting the LCD display to the board is not attached properly. >>> >>> Any hints on how to reattach these? >>> >>> Jim Palfreyman >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >_______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Javier Herrero EMAIL: [email protected] Chief Technology Officer HV Sistemas S.L. PHONE: +34 949 336 806 Los Charcones, 17 FAX: +34 949 336 792 19170 El Casar - Guadalajara - Spain WEB: http://www.hvsistemas.com _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
