9 Sep
2005
9 Sep
'05
3:50 p.m.
On 9/9/05, James Fogg <James at jdfogg.com> wrote:
As I restore
this ET-3400, I am curious if anyone knows what
kind of filter material Heathkit provided that sticks to the
TIL312 7-segment displays?
Two ideas come to mind - lighting gels, used in stage lighting, and
Kodak makes lens filter gels in a huge range of colors. Both these items
will appear to be colored sheets of plastic. From this and a couple of off-line suggestions, I guess
I should be
more precise in my description of the material in question. The
ET-3400 has no bezel around the TIL-312 displays. The red filter
material provided by Heathkit was pre-cut to the exact size of the
face of each display, and sticks on by its own adhesive. It seems to
be quite soft (vinyl-like as opposed to mylar-like) and quite thin -
much thinner than scotch tape.
I'm sure I can find some sort of red non-adhesive plastic, but I was
really hoping to find the same sort of material they used so the
displays match.
Thanks,
-ethan