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Electronics Forum / Basics / September 2006My C. Crane Radio's LCD Display is Failing
Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I would think it would be easy if one knew the replacement part. C. Crane will do it for $25 if I send it in. I don't really want to be without the radio for long, but maybe it's the easiest way. Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet  Signature"I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them." -—Baruch Spinoza Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews> > Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I would think > it would be easy if one knew the replacement part. C. Crane will do it for [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews> Hi, Mr. Watson. Most of them are trivially easy the second time. It's the first time that you ride the learning curve. You might want to call their service department and ask. Also, you might want to try sci.electronics.repair. Possibly someone there has done it -- I haven't. Good luck Chris > Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I would think > it would be easy if one knew the replacement part. C. Crane will do it for > $25 if I send it in. I don't really want to be without the radio for long, > but maybe it's the easiest way. As someone said, sci.electronics.repair is the proper newsgroup. But $25 doesn't seem like all that much to do it. I've never seen the radio up close, but it seems like a lot of LCD displays are not generic, they have something unique to the radio. And if that's the case here, then getting the part will not be easy for a single individual. You'll have to get it directly from the manufacturer. And they may not want to deal in single quantities. Since it is a C. Crane radio, ask them if they'll sell you the part without doing the repair. If they say no, then you may have little choice but to pay them the money (which again does not seem unreasonable). Take note that it might be something far simpler. If there's a bad connection, that would make the display flaky too. Michael > > Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I would think > > it would be easy if one knew the replacement part. C. Crane will do it for [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Michael Ask on news:rec.radio.shortwave about it. There are some radios with a fairly high failure rate on their LCD displays. SignatureService to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida > Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I would > think it would be easy if one knew the replacement part. C. Crane will do > it for $25 if I send it in. Seems a good deal - I assume there is some warranty that way. > Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I would think > it would be easy if one knew the replacement part. C. Crane will do it for > $25 if I send it in. I don't really want to be without the radio for long, > but maybe it's the easiest way. Go ahead and send it in. You can play with your telescope until it comes back. :-) -- John >>Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I would think >>it would be easy if one knew the replacement part. C. Crane will do it for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > John Actually, the LCD failed about 5 months ago. I'm finally getting around to the LCD. It's possibly my telescope that has kept me from dealing with the LCD. :-) Thanks for the responses above. I've been overwhelmed of late with other matters, so am just getting back to this. Yes, sci.electronics. Somehow I missed that. My NG list is not easy to order properly. Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet Signature"I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them." -—Baruch Spinoza Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews> >>> Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I >>> would think [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > matters, so am just getting back to this. Yes, sci.electronics. Somehow > I missed that. My NG list is not easy to order properly. Back again. This is still a back burner issue with me. I meant sci.electronics.repair above. Surprisingly, I posted there but got zero responses. I think I'll just be sending the whole device back. [Of course, I'll probably open it up and see see what's really inside :-) Curiosity, of course. ] Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet Signature"I'm addicted to placebos. I'd give them up but, it wouldn't make any difference." -- Steven Wright Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews> W., Look to see if the display just lays into a socket or on some contacts. If it does, take it out & clean the contacts with a clean eraser and reassemble. I had a Fluke 79II multimeter that did this & after the cleaning, the contrast returned to good as or better than new. Bob > Anyone ever replace the LCD display on such a radio (subject)? I would think > it would be easy if one knew the replacement part. C. Crane will do it for [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews> |
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