Time for a new channel display

[space cowboy]

36...37...36...35?
dead segment.
so what I'm wondering is if they make an RGB display. I replaced the meter lights with RGB LED's, can I do the same with the channel display? I know there's red, OR blue, OR green, but I want them all when I want them without swapping them out.
doable or am I just dreaming?

 

[cwk]

36...37...36...35?
dead segment.
so what I'm wondering is if they make an RGB display. I replaced the meter lights with RGB LED's, can I do the same with the channel display? I know there's red, OR blue, OR green, but I want them all when I want them without swapping them out.
doable or am I just dreaming?

I don't know exactly what you're looking for but you could look here. Lots of displays, LED's etc..
Look under Shop LEDs

https://www.adafruit.com/

 

[space cowboy]

not seeing any.
interesting shop though.

 

[space cowboy]

http://www.adafruit.com/products/1399
hmmm.

 

[Rcr619]

http://www.adafruit.com/products/1399
hmmm.

That looks pretty cool! Seems like an insane amount of wiring to figure out though.

 

[Road Squawker]

I have a few Nixie tubes layin around




yeah,................ I just dated myself

 

[TM86]

If you want to go totally nuts, try a 0.96 inch RGB OLED display. Fonts, colors, whatever you can think up. One will almost fit the channel display window the old LED's came out of.

Of course, you'll need a pic or arduino to drive it, and you'll have to write all the code yourself to get anything to display. Then there's modifying the radio to accept it, 'cause the fit's not perfect...

 

[cwk]

I have a few Nixie tubes layin around




yeah,................ I just dated myself

Did you say Nixie tubes? lol!!

http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/nixies2.html

You might just find something here.

 

[cwk]

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not seeing any.
interesting shop though.

Well, it's always worth a shot. You'll find something. I just had to unload a bunch of stuff that might have had what you need but theres no going back now.

 

[357]

Are you sure its not the switch?
I replaced the led readout on my 449...not fun soldering on a flat ribbon.

 

[space cowboy]

no, I'm not. probably a good idea to check first, huh?