I was just remarking online about how I was excited for this project! Crossing my fingers
On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 9:07 PM Jamie Nichol <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > New (final?!) zebra strip prototypes have arrived. I should have time to > assemble displays around them in the next week. > > More to come. . . > > —Jamie > On Aug 11, 2021, 3:07 PM -0400, Gregory McGill <[email protected]>, > wrote: > > awesome! thanks for the update! > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 5:45 PM Jamie Nichol <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hey guys, >> >> Quick update. I have four displays on hand (thanks Josh!). Measurements >> suggest a zebra strip height between 3.3mm and 3.4 mm will work best. I’ve >> been in a protracted conversation with the supplier about best practices for >> assembly. >> >> I’ll have another set of prototypes made at the updated height, rebuild the >> four displays I have on hand, and let you all know how that goes. >> >> More to come, >> >> —Jamie >> On Jul 6, 2021, 8:25 PM -0400, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]>, wrote: >> >> Jamie, >> >> Are the zebra strips a problem? I guess you are saying that for at least >> some LCDs with missing lines, a new zebra strip would help? >> For me it has usually been a pcb problem. >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Jamie Nichol <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hey All, >>> >>> I do consumer product R&D as my day job. I’ve admired the M100 as a >>> brilliant product for the past decade or so, and just picked up a really >>> sad example that I’m trying to resuscitate. >>> >>> A couple of weeks ago I had a some fine-pitch prototype zebra strips made >>> up to fit the M100 LCD (see pic). The first prototypes are about 0.3mm too >>> tall. I’ll likely have another set of prototypes run with an adjusted >>> height. >>> >>> I have two questions: >>> >>> Is there enough interest here on the list to justify an order of 1000 >>> pieces or so? (Likely price is a few dollars each strip — more to come on >>> price.) >>> >>> Do any of you have dead LCDs that you would be wiling to sacrifice to the >>> testing gods? I would like to see ten or so LCDs improved by an upgrade to >>> the new strips before placing a bigger order. >>> >>> —Jamie >>> >>>
