Lilliput with permanent white screen of death - Page 2

turbocad6 · 10-04-2005, 10:52 PM

I have a few older lilli's & there fine unless you screw them up

sorry...

I don't know if the new ones are "better"

jcdillin · 10-05-2005, 07:33 AM

I know i'm coming into this late, but what has happened is you have fried the small square PCB on the back of the LCD, if you put the ribbon cable in at any sort of a angle you run the risk of frying it. Those controller PCB's are replaceable and if you can find someone with a busted screen you can swap them.

But if your looking to get rid of anything, I can use it for the backlight upgrade project.

Enforcer · 10-05-2005, 07:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jcdillin

I know i'm coming into this late, but what has happened is you have fried the small square PCB on the back of the LCD, if you put the ribbon cable in at any sort of a angle you run the risk of frying it. Those controller PCB's are replaceable and if you can find someone with a busted screen you can swap them.

But if your looking to get rid of anything, I can use it for the backlight upgrade project.

Pictures man, pictures.

jcdillin · 10-05-2005, 07:37 AM

Pictures of what?

Enforcer · 10-05-2005, 07:37 AM

which little PCB you are talking 'bout

jcdillin · 10-05-2005, 06:12 PM

Scouse Monkey · 10-05-2005, 06:32 PM

before anyone dumb asks, the PCB is the green thing in the bottom right corner with hitachi written on it and the FFC connector on the LHS edge. (and yes i am in a ****y mood tonight)

Pale Rider · 10-05-2005, 08:18 PM

haha ok, I figured that much ^_^

Most likely I am just going to buy a whole new unit and give my old one to the BL project. (there is so many things wrong with it) But just out of curiosity how much is a new PCB? I didn't see one on Digitalww

Thanks

Scouse Monkey · 10-05-2005, 08:21 PM

you will have to look out for a broken screen (obviously not the bit you need) for sale or contact either digitalww, mp3car store or lilliput in the USA or Uk if you cant get an adress for lilliput USA (i am not sure if the stores int he usa import from the manufacturer or if there is a usa base like there is in the uk)

Enforcer · 10-06-2005, 06:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jcdillin

Thanks, managed to find that when I had another look at my lilli last night.

Didn't realise there was a PCB there as it's under a bit of card. Also noted that one of the little brackets that holds the screen in place rests against that, wondering if I might have pinched something when tightening it up. May investigate more. (when NOT powered up)

jcdillin · 10-06-2005, 07:34 AM

Good idea, but yeah there is a small metal bracket that is holding the screen together under that PCB. It could be getting in the way and causing you troubles. But I blew out 3 of those little controller PCB's while messing with the backlight stuff.

Enforcer · 10-06-2005, 07:52 AM

I was having trouble with it when it was in the dash, the colours were go all streaky, mainly the Red, so I took it out and replaced with a new one. Put this one back in the new ones case and now all it get is the white screen.

Enforcer · 10-28-2005, 10:09 AM

OK update on this.

I have two defective Lilliputs.

Quote: Originally Posted by Enforcer

I am on my third,

1. has a similar problem to you in that it is just white no matter what is connected I need to investigate though.

2. used to have multicoloured lines for VGA but then went weird (see below), composite works fine (it's a headrest monitor at present.)

similar to this

I thought I would try and see if I could make a good one.

so I swapped the LCDs around.

(now the white screen issue JCD thought it might be the board on the LCD)

The different faults went with the main boards, not the LCD's.

(so it's not the boards on the LCD's or the LCD's themselves)

I disconnected the cable on the LCD's, so my next trick is going to be to swap the connectors on the board to see if it is the leads.

To be continued. . . . .