dim display ? help?...please.

[funkyguy]

hello All

i have a synchronar, it works great, keeps good time etc.
however one section of the display is dull, ive fully charged the batteries
in direct sunlight, but the display remains unevan.

is this a costly repair? if so, anyone out there up for a service.

any info help would be great.

cheers

FUNK.

[SASM]

From my experience this is almost always a display problem. The display shown in your picture is the worst one which has ever been produced from my experience. The problem wasn´t caused by Riehl, these are the 7 segment dies themselves. They have a very bad ground connection, I have dozens of them with the same defects.

I´ve wirebonded a few just to be sure of the die to board connection but could never bring them back into fully working condition.

Moreover you could have a problem with the wirebond on the uP or a short on the uP itself. But this is very unlikely and wouldn´t change anything, right?

What you need is a good display and someone who will do the swap.

[funkyguy]

Thank you for the detailed response Sasm.
So any service engineers who would take on the repair,
please contact me via pm.

Cheers to all
FUNK

[SASM]

Is it a MK-3?
If yes, I could do that work but suggest to use a SASM80 for warranty reasons.

[funkyguy]

Hi sasm

yes i do believe it is a mk3, but as iam not in the know, i cant be sure.
i shall contact you directly for price info etc.

regards
FUNK