So, I was bored and figured I'd replace the backlight sheet for an LCD screen in an old 90s sampler. (I'd ordered the replacement in 2023.)
Boy, that was annoying!
I had to completely detach the metal bracket that snuggly presses the LCD screen and 2 zebra strips to the PCB; so I can desolder the old and put the new one in.
With all PCBs bare, I had to turn on the machine, and adjust and move the LCD until the 4 rows of text actually made sense.
Well, that escalated quickly. I discovered MakerTube today, liked it so much that I created an account and uploaded my first video in a rush. 😄
The video is already older and shows how I replaced an old LCD with a new OLED in my ESI-32 sampler:
https://makertube.net/w/eXkuEXxqjX4pZ5NCpDHzck
I'm planning to create more videos with and about my synths, but don't expect new content in this year. ⏳
@stefanhoeltgen I can relate to the magic of loading games from floppies on vintage computers in terms of nostalgia, but not to the painful waiting until sound samples were ready to check out.
In case anyone is interested in my original sound library disks from E-MU for the ESI-32 feel free to drop me a message 🎹🙂
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Display backlight gone but at least floppy disk drive works and it has 8mb of RAM installed
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