Modding Digi Doc 5 zap!

Discussion in 'Modding' started by Daneo, 14 Mar 2002.

  1. Daneo

    Daneo What's a Dremel?

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    A couple days ago I got me a nifty digi doc 5 (must get blue leds!). Anyways, the display had problems. Some segments wouldnt activate. I noticed that if i pushed forward on the front pbc board, all segments lit, yippeee! So i tried just pushing and fiddling with it for a while...................................................................................................... Three hours later i had the bright idea to stuff something between the two pbcs! I grabbed the closest thing that would separate the boards. Ah ha! A gum wrapper! (Smishes it up to fit) There! Now all i have to do is.... get.... it down .... between..... there.... BZZUTZZZMWAZZZ! (SMALL PUFFS OF SMOKE FESTERING OUT FROM BETWEEN BOARDS) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (yank!) i hope i didnt break anything!....... wait a minute........ it works now! no pressure required! HOORAY! i guess the tin/aluminum/what ever the heck metalic substance shorted it out. Why it works now, i have no idea. I guess i should have remembered "Hunny, we shurnk ourselves" The movie, where the Zalinskis use a gum wrapper to conduct electricity to turn the speaker into a microphone. I WOULD NOT remcomend anyone else do this. :confused:
     
  2. Alaric

    Alaric code assassin

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    lol u jammy git.... what made u put a conductive material in there in the first place :rolleyes:
     
  3. Digitalblueshift

    Digitalblueshift What's a Dremel?

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    what flavor? I want to know because i have a MO lcd that isnt working quite right. I want to make sure I get the right one, only the best for my computer...
     
  4. Daneo

    Daneo What's a Dremel?

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    I forgot

    I never really thought of it as a conductive material..... but obivously it was!
     
  5. Daneo

    Daneo What's a Dremel?

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    He he he

    I guess i finally found the answer to my signature!!!
     
  6. bistro

    bistro What's a Dremel?

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    I heard Spearmint is especially conductive....
     

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