8 Mar
2007
8 Mar
'07
12:30 a.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
They really are neat. I don't see EL technology
used for much other
than backlighting nowadays, though. How is the life span of EL? My
dusty neurons seem to say that they wear out in several years? Is that
the case?
Lots of electronic music gear used to use EL backlights. Blue or white
LEDs are the fashion now ;-)
There's a thriving trade in repair kits for the EL backlights in, oh
just about everything that used them. Some that come immediately to
mind are the Casio VZ series, older Akais (S1100 seemed particularly
bad) and E-mu EMax/Emulator II displays.
They're not expensive, and basically just consist of a new EL foil that
you put into the display.
Gordon