Modding Noritake 128x64 VFD NON-technical thread

V is for vacuum, and that nipple is where they evacuate the glass envelope and then seal it up.

(No I'm not moving this to the technical thread)

 

lol you said nipple.



ok im done being an ass




Ooooooooooh! I can't wait for some software to support these! and im getting about 1,600 bucks this weekend!
ive already got my monitor, speakers, and drives purchased. tis gonna be a nice computer!

 

Yeah, Im a idiot and didnt think, sorry. I thought it looked like a small lightbulb or something

 

anyone still waiting for their VFD??

 

i'm waiting for the auction to end so i can then begin waiting for the vfds to be shipped.

 

um...what about from the last auction?

 

Anyone want a video, it was recorded by FLECOM on the [H] forums, its running the Winamp plugin by Markus Zehnder.

http://chrix.woaf.net/dl/vfd.avi

 

that's petty~

 

Ok, I just saw this thread. They look pretty tight!

Lets say I order one of these VFDz, what would I have to have/know to get it working?

How will it interface with the computer and what do I need to get it to interface with the computer?

 

a spare printer cable and some patience. ive wired mine up but still havin problems

 

The reason why i ask is because I have two of those 20x2 Huge VFD and I'm not using either of them at the moment.

 

ah dem BG Micro ones? I wrote up an article on that.... if you still need help wiring it up, let me know, i'll send ya the article.

 

Thanks, but the funny things is I got them to work but I'm just not using it them.

I'm tyring to get a VFD that interface with the computer via USB.

 

are these displays supposed to light up when you give them power? when i got mine one did and one didnt. now both dont. and i cant for the life of me get mine to work like the guy over at haard OCP did. this is really starting to piss me off. for the past two days i have been dealing with this crappy plugin and now i think it killed both my displays. what the ****ing hell. 5 volts to pin 1 and ground pin 3 right?

 

i guess im gonna have to order more if they ever go back up for auction. this is so irritating.

 

The auction's back up. The displays are $18 now, though. Do a search in Ebay for "VFD Displays" and it will come up.

 

my bank is being a total POS and its estimated i wont be able to access my money for another 5 business days

 

well my display responds to the winamp plugin. but nothing of intrest. Not working correctly still

 

Well i'll have my 6 soon (cheers RAMZ ) so i'll be able to have a go at some wiring, hopefully i'll have a bit more luck!

 

finally arrived...costed me another $23CAD....stupid import tax...



edit:
damn, that's NOT import tax, that is COD...Collect On Delivery

does anyone know what is it???
sounds like i made a double payment...did i??