Hey guys, New (final?!) zebra strip prototypes have arrived. I should have time to assemble displays around them in the next week.
More to come. . . —Jamie On Aug 11, 2021, 3:07 PM -0400, Gregory McGill <arcadeshop...@gmail.com>, wrote: > awesome! thanks for the update! > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 5:45 PM Jamie Nichol <jgnic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > >
