Just a quick note, For what it is worth I had bought this replacement from England a few years ago and only now got to it - sorry I do not have the name of the company. The backlight strip came with
Author: Joe Papworth via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 12:23:32 -0400
Excellent write-up Kris. I don't own a Delta II but I appreciate someone who shares their how-to notes with the group. <div>Later, Joe, K8MP Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Just a quick note, For what it i
Hi Kris. The last time I replaced the backlight in a Delta II the rig wound up with an extra dot in the display. Ten Tec said it was caused by stray capacitance. I am just curious if you had the same
Carl, I did not have any problems with the decimals or any other feature of the screen. Joe, K8MP, TNX for the comment - I wonder just how many hours these back lights last? 73 all, Kris KM2KM MERSCH
Author: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 20:57:25 -0500
I have replaced an Orion illuminator and half a dozen Icom 756 xxx illuminators with excellent results using LEDs from LCD Parts. They sell drivers if your radios controller is not compatible with a
Wow - someone else who thinks CFLs aren't the greatest thing since sliced bread, in spite of what the politicians say? (I'll go crawl back under my rock now....) 73, Al ______________________________
The Argonaut II and Delta II use an electroluminescent strip for the LCD backlight. I bought several of them from Britain. I have also found that the oscillator circuit that drives the transformer to
Author: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 23:21:22 -0500
E.L. illuminators tend to be not very bright but you are correct, they do seem to last a very long time. They are also really cheap to manufacture. They do not need diffusers to smooth out the illumi