Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Picture tubes and LCD's

Check out www.earthlcd.com for LCD kits.

Jay

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From: "nahydro" <r_fl_z@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 1:12 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Picture tubes and LCD's


> A better approach to converting existing lcd displays these days is
> to use some of the very inexpensive internet appliance devices, now
> available surplus. You'll get a decent computer bundled with the
> panel.
>
> An example would be the iOpener cnc controller I've built up...or
> iOcnc. For about $150 it results in a 200MHz Pentium class compact
> 800x600 color touch screen (DTSN) controller running EMC under linux.
> These boxes are availabe on Ebay these days for about $50.
>
> r
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Dale Smith" <mediasmith@m...> wrote:
> > Me Too!!!! I have been trying to turn up enough info to allow me to
> adapt color LCD displays from old, dead laptops and notebooks for use
> as shop computer monitors.
> >
> > If any video genius has the word, it is certainly going to be
> appreciated by more than one person!
> >
> > AS Well: Most of what I know about electrical things stems from Ham
> radio in the mid-'50s. Along with the new things I newer heard of,
> there are a couple of things I forgot.
> >
> > I am now faced with a transformer with inputs for 120, 220, and 480
> VAC and outputs for the same voltages. The problem is, it is
> rated ".250 KVA" How do I get from there to amps@volts in/out?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > WDSmith
> >
> >
> > Date: Sat, 04 May 2002 22:24:44 -0000
> > From: "audiomaker2000" <audiomaker@s...>
> > Subject: Picture tubes and LCD's
> >
> > <snip>Older CNC controls often have those little CRT screens that
> go bad,
> > or ghost, or burn in...
> >
> > How hard would it be to replace on of those CRT's with an LCD and
> > what would be involved in the conversion?
> >
> > While I'm here, let me ask the same question but subsitute the LCD
> > for a computer monitor of recent manufacture.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> > Sean
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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