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Article #16145Re: Can LED segments be fixed?
From: slmdj
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 17:57
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 17:57
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In article <silver.726114724@sfu.ca>, silver@fraser.sfu.ca (Craig Silver) writes:
> I have an old tv converter. It's a Jerold, the one with the remote
> that takes a 9 volt. Some of the red LED segments that make up the
> channel display don't light up anymore. I know the converter is
> probably not worth fixing, but I'm just curious as to whether or
> not these things can be done at a barable cost.
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> Craig Silver Computer Science at Simon Fraser University
> silver@sfu.ca (Internet) Burnaby, B.C., Canada
No... there is no way (at least that I am aware of) to replace just one segment
of the display. However, since most applications use 7-segment LED displays,
it should be very simple (and cheap too!! :-)) to simply buy a new 7-seg. and
replace the dead one.
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