Topic:	Failing LCD (1 of 4), Read 43 times	
Conf:	PC 1600 Series	
From:	dnigrin	
Date:	Saturday, November 05, 2005 08:50 AM	
I have a PC1600, upgraded to the X version, whose LCD is failing - many of the characters are not displaying fully or at all, and interpreting the display is next to impossible.

I'd love to be able to fix this myself if possible. Does anyone have the exact part number, and advise as to whether this would be a do-able job for someone who has basic soldering skills?

Thanks,
Dan

	
	
Topic:	Failing LCD (2 of 4), Read 36 times	
Conf:	PC 1600 Series	
From:	Anthony agodfrey@peavey.com	
Date:	Thursday, November 10, 2005 02:35 PM	
The item you are looking for is Peavey item# 70400043 Desc. 20X2 LCD POS DSP W/LED BL. MSRP for this item is $87.66. To order contact the Parts Dept. by calling Ph877-732-8391, Ext. 1386. Our business hours are 8AM ~ 5PM(CST), Monday through Friday.

As far as whether you can perform the replacement is concerned, you will need to open it up and take a look at it.

Thanks,
Anthony

	
	
Topic:	Failing LCD (3 of 4), Read 36 times	
Conf:	PC 1600 Series	
From:	dnigrin	
Date:	Thursday, November 10, 2005 02:41 PM	
I very much appreciate the reply and the 
info, thanks!

That said, I don't suppose anyone would 
know what the *generic* part might be 
(i.e. that I could buy from Mouser, 
Digikey, etc..). $80 is a bit steep for 
an LCD!

I admit to not having opened up my unit 
yet to see, so the info may be on the part 
itself... just not time to look yet!

Thanks,
Dan

	
	
Topic:	Failing LCD (4 of 4), Read 1 times 	
Conf:	PC 1600 Series	
From:	dnigrin	
Date:	Monday, February 20, 2006 11:32 AM	
Just as a follow up to this in case it's 
useful to anyone else. I just couldn't 
get myself to pay the fine folks at 
Peavey $80+ for this repair, so I did it 
myself.

The broken existing LCD in my PC1600 was 
a Data Vision DV-20200, S1MBLY 20x2 
character LCD, here are the specs:

http://www.datavision.com.tw/english/
table/dvtable/dv20200.htm

The unusual thing was that although the 
LCD is backlit, it has a 14 pin 
configuration, rather than the more 
usual 16 pin for LED-backlit LCD's. 

The nice folks at Crystal Fontz (http://
www.crystalfontz.com) totally set me up 
though - they even mounted the 14 pin 
header on it, so all I had to do was 
solder the anode and cathode wires to it 
(very simple). Here's the model I got:

http://www.crystalfontz.com/products/
2002a/index.html#CFAH2002AYYBJP

I worked with Brian at Crystal Fontz, 
who helped a lot!

HTH others,
Dan