<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>So you just need the filament type 7 segs not that entire assembly, correct?<br><br>I know I have that type of 7 seg at home. Just don't recall how many and what size they are but I'll be home in a little over an hour and I'll take a peak.<br><br>Jay<br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Gene Buckle <geneb@deltasoft.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Simulator Cockpit Builder's List <simpits-tech@simpits.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, April 9, 2012 8:50:48 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [simpits-tech] need displays...<br></font><br>
On Mon, 9 Apr 2012, Joseph Fagner wrote:<br><br>> Gene, send me a picture of these. I believe I have some like that but not sure<br>> if they are the exact type/size you are looking for. They are sitting in my<br>> parts drawer and you are welcome to them if they will work for you. I won't<br>> ever use them.<br>><br>Awesome Jay, thanks!<br><br>Here's what the display assembly looks like<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.geneb.org/images/7seg-disp1.jpg">http://www.geneb.org/images/7seg-disp1.jpg</a></span><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.geneb.org/images/7seg-disp2.jpg">http://www.geneb.org/images/7seg-disp2.jpg</a></span><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.geneb.org/images/7seg-disp3.jpg">http://www.geneb.org/images/7seg-disp3.jpg</a></span><br><br>The way it's wired requires 9 7seg to bcd chips.<br><br>It appears they way they built it was to glue in the pcb, then mount all <br>the
displays and then finally the 64 pin connector. I'd like to be able <br>to use a single Maxim 7 segment driver chip with them, but I suspect it <br>would take a week of work just to recover the parts from the board. :)<br><br>The displays are about .300" high.<br><br>g.<br><br><br>-- <br>Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.f15sim.com">http://www.f15sim.com</a> - The only one of its kind.</span><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll">http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll</a> - Go Collimated or Go Home.</span><br>Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies.<br><br>ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment<br>A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.scarletdme.org">http://www.scarletdme.org</a> - Get it _today_!</span><br><br>Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make
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