What to do with GC screens?

Post by **gannon** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:28 am

bicostp wrote:
gannon wrote:You could be like me and build a bench psu / lcd

That's a good idea. I take it you used a PC power supply with voltage regulators to get more voltage choices? (or something like that)

Yeah, it has a 3V line, a 5v line, a 9v line, a 12v line, a 20v line, and a -5v line. I think the PSU is bad or I wired it wrong, it almost always electrocutes me when it's on. I have a feeling some AC is getting mixed in with the dc lines somehow

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:10 pm

whenever I touch any 2 metal serfaces in my bedroom I always get shocked

vcr+dvd player= shock computer+ether of those= shock, any of those+belt buckle= shock

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:57 pm

Put it in a car or bike for show. Like to display the license plate or a message. Or just put it on a haddlebars of a bike. everyone will think its really cool even if it doesnt work.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:47 pm

Guess what? I got it to run off six rechargeable AA's!!!

I tried 4 AA's and it didn't work, but 6 did. It turns out it has a 7805 inside the metal casing that converts 12V into 5V! This is great, I can make a portable with it now

What I did was bypass the power coming from the video/power/audio board that was going to the LCD, and replaced it with 6 AA's. I do not know yet if the audio amp can run off 6 AA's.

Don't worry I still have one screen that won't power on. If I can't fix it, I'll do all the bad stuff to it

DooM-GameR · Post by **DooM-GameR** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:55 am

Yay Boo yay boo um i cant make up my mind is this good or bad

For u its sweet now you have got one more extra screen lying around the house

But for us it means less explosions more of your portables hmmm they both include the destrucion of stuff snicker snicker

watermelon · Post by **watermelon** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:55 am

you can fix dead pixels you know.

Radon199 · Post by **Radon199** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:10 pm

This is what I would do (This depends on your location and I take no responsibility if this is illegal in any way). Take the screen apart and remove all the gunk. Fill the cavity with malleable demolition explosives. Place a starter wire into it. Tape 200+ firecrackers/fireworks/high-yield explosives to the outside case. Then tie it to a rocket with its parachute cavity filled with even more fireworks. Then go to a clear field at night and fire away.