[simpits-tech] backlit panels 101

[Ido Dekkers]

> The light plates are about 0.250" thick.  They are cast
> acrylic.  Lamps are embedded into the cast and the wiring
> embedded into the cast, too.  There is a small circular
> connector embedded into the casting that is 0.250" round. It
> is a coaxial style that looks a little like the old RCA Phono
> plugs on stereos, but smaller.  The press into the receptor
> that is mounted on the back plate.

>I believe this is type IV. In Type V the wiring/bulbs are on a PCB which
is
>screwed onto the back of the light plate.
Which is it for the falcon ?

> The light plates are first painted white, then a coat of
> black is added to all sides.  I do not know the exact
> technique to make the letters, but they are probably engraved
> using a laser or something.

>The black paint is removed with an (photo)etching process.
and then engraved ? ar is the engraving done before the black paint ?

Erwin.

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