doom day has come????

hey everyone.
Today, when I booted my 2000 I was shocked when I saw the first lines on my mp screen.
I was wondering if this has something to do with moving the unit into a different enviroment which is a bit lower of temperature and moisture in the air as the lines appeared after moving it.
i had no problems with the screen for almost a year since i bought it.
The screen is still readable - there are two or three lines on it but still it came to my concern that Ill have to get a new screen for it...
I`m moving it back to previous place to see what happenes and if the screen is going to get more lines in there.
I guess that the lcd screen issue might be caused by the moist - corrosion and other things. I also noticed that when I was tapping these pads the lines would dissapear - connection problem?
next step is to dissasembly it and clean the connectors.
Anyone had similar problem - not with the screen itself as it is obvious but with the ribbon on the lcd?

peace. Oskar

os`kar wrote:hey everyone.
Today, when I booted my 2000 I was shocked when I saw the first lines on my mp screen.
I was wondering if this has something to do with moving the unit into a different enviroment which is a bit lower of temperature and moisture in the air as the lines appeared after moving it.
i had no problems with the screen for almost a year since i bought it.
The screen is still readable - there are two or three lines on it but still it came to my concern that Ill have to get a new screen for it...
I`m moving it back to previous place to see what happenes and if the screen is going to get more lines in there.
I guess that the lcd screen issue might be caused by the moist - corrosion and other things. I also noticed that when I was tapping these pads the lines would dissapear - connection problem?
next step is to dissasembly it and clean the connectors.
Anyone had similar problem - not with the screen itself as it is obvious but with the ribbon on the lcd?

peace. Oskar

Hey oskar,
I'm sorry for that. I guess every MPC User will run thru this sooner or later.
Look at this thread

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=119293

SMCs post is very informative on that issue. If you wanna know what he ment with the "tape-like" cable then take a look at the pictures I made.



peace

using some heat, with a heat gun or a hair dryer, and applying some pressure can sometimes resolve this for a short time

Didn't follow the link to see which is was.... I've discussed it a bazillion times.... it probably covers it.

good pics yo.

It is more frustrating , when i see that they still selling Displays, 4 the 3000

I've had lines on my screen for a long time now...probably over a year. Sometimes they are there, sometimes they are not....sometimes theres 4-6 of them, sometimes just 1. It doesnt seem to affect me from getting anything done, but I know the day is coming when I'll have to break down and figure something out. And by figure something out I mean Buy a Korg Triton.

peterpiper wrote:



peace

Is it because the silver tape is coming off or because the actual ribbon is shorting out?