Uniserver nailed it!
I have an extra one of these displays so I dont care if I kill it or not. Chalk it up to scientific research. hahah...
I am thinking about going with an EL sheet, A5 size is a bit too small especially given the electrode sizes on the boarder.
So I am going to look for an A4 sheet and cut it down. But I need to find out if they are cuttable, and they are a bit pricey! If I can cut the material down, I do have to leave the electrode in place at least on 1 of the edges. So, most likely i will compensate for that, and just fold the electrode underneath so its not blocking visible areas.
The visible area of the LCD panel is roughly 216MM x 140MM. Just under the A5 sheet size. at least horizontally.
I havent decided on color. Maybe aqua blue? or white? I dunno.
but... There is the matter of getting the "wires" out of the panel. the Zebra stripe LCD connector strips run around all 4 sides. so... I am either going to have to fit HV wire in between in the corners, or drill holes in the PCB in unused areas. Traces are everywhere and spacing is really tight... but I think I can find a remote location and drill a hole. But I have to keep the creepage distance to a minimum, because the first arc-over from HV to signal trace = BANG. goodbye LCD.
I have an extra one of these displays so I dont care if I kill it or not. Chalk it up to scientific research. hahah...
I am thinking about going with an EL sheet, A5 size is a bit too small especially given the electrode sizes on the boarder.
So I am going to look for an A4 sheet and cut it down. But I need to find out if they are cuttable, and they are a bit pricey! If I can cut the material down, I do have to leave the electrode in place at least on 1 of the edges. So, most likely i will compensate for that, and just fold the electrode underneath so its not blocking visible areas.
The visible area of the LCD panel is roughly 216MM x 140MM. Just under the A5 sheet size. at least horizontally.
I havent decided on color. Maybe aqua blue? or white? I dunno.
but... There is the matter of getting the "wires" out of the panel. the Zebra stripe LCD connector strips run around all 4 sides. so... I am either going to have to fit HV wire in between in the corners, or drill holes in the PCB in unused areas. Traces are everywhere and spacing is really tight... but I think I can find a remote location and drill a hole. But I have to keep the creepage distance to a minimum, because the first arc-over from HV to signal trace = BANG. goodbye LCD.