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Latest post 04-09-2008 6:35 PM by Toby. 33 replies.
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  • 04-07-2008 6:19 PM

    Has anyone seen this before...

    Can you tell what it is??

  • 04-07-2008 6:22 PM In reply to

    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    A guess.. The display on a Penta, TV channel 2, volume 40?

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  • 04-07-2008 7:11 PM In reply to

    • Jandyt
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    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    Is it a Beolab 150 with a Ridax display added?

    Poor me, never win owt!

  • 04-07-2008 11:00 PM In reply to

    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    Very cool....would those work in Penta I's too  ????
  • 04-07-2008 11:35 PM In reply to

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    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    I don't remember Ridax selling a red version, but his module could work with various LED modules.  One of the advantages of the Penta 3 is that the display circuit outputs a serial data line to a universal LED module.  By universal I mean if you were to somehow turn on all the segments of a Penta 3 display, you'd just see a big grid of little dots - there's nothing custom about it.  This means that in theory, you could replace just the LED display with another serial input display of the same size and it should work.  So I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to find a red one.

    The Penta 1 and 2's use a parallel display interface with a custom LED display.  Custom meaning if you were to turn on all the segments at once you'd see whole words such as "CD", "AUX", etc, not just individual pixels.  That means you can't replace just the LED module, because a universal one wouldn't know how to interpret the inputs.  To replace the display, you'd have to also replace the electronics for decoding the display signal.  Ridax's modules included that, which is why they worked in any Penta.

    Mind you I haven't actually tried this.  It's only what I surmised by looking at the circuit schematics in the service manual, so I could be wrong.

    Either way it's an interesting mod, can you tell us anything more about it?
     

    -Austin (resident audiophile skeptic)
  • 04-08-2008 1:51 AM In reply to

    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    It looks like the display from a Beolink 7000 that's been mounted in a Penta speaker. Nice job.

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  • 04-08-2008 5:43 AM In reply to

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    Yes it's a penta MK III,stig that now mach my BV 7 Smile

  • 04-08-2008 5:49 AM In reply to

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    That is nice....

    Could this also be done on the 5000 display? 

  • 04-08-2008 6:44 AM In reply to

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    Great job Stig! Yes -  thumbs up
  • 04-08-2008 10:17 AM In reply to

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    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    beocool:

    It looks like the display from a Beolink 7000 that's been mounted in a Penta speaker. Nice job.

    Ah, this sounds more likely than my idea.  Details Stig, details!   

    -Austin (resident audiophile skeptic)
  • 04-08-2008 10:30 AM In reply to

    • Toby
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    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    Could one of your kind gentlemen explain to me what has been done?
    Kind Regards Toby
    I better do my bit and suspend my siggy.
  • 04-08-2008 10:32 AM In reply to

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    Toby:
    Could one of your kind gentlemen explain to me what has been done?

    PHOTOSHOP 7.0 JOB

  • 04-08-2008 10:43 AM In reply to

    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    Very big long shot:

     

    All of the three items (Cruise Liner?, Mercedes Cosworth 190, Police Helicopter) have B&O derived equipment. The liner probably has a lounge fitted with B&O AV equipment, the Merc ditto and the police helicopter has some kind of acoustic noise reducing tech?

     

    I told you it was a long shot

  • 04-08-2008 11:02 AM In reply to

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    Re: Has anyone seen this before...

    Photoshop!

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  • 04-08-2008 1:18 PM In reply to

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    Graham1982:

    Very big long shot:

     

    All of the three items (Cruise Liner?, Mercedes Cosworth 190, Police Helicopter) have B&O derived equipment. The liner probably has a lounge fitted with B&O AV equipment, the Merc ditto and the police helicopter has some kind of acoustic noise reducing tech?

     

    I told you it was a long shot

    The boat you see is a 118 Wallypower. No B&O in there....

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  • 04-08-2008 4:26 PM In reply to

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    First step is to order 6 new display panels in red (DLR 3416) instead of the green (DLG 3416). Then when thy come (form over there) pull the front screen of.

  • 04-08-2008 4:36 PM In reply to

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    Then take out the PCB

  • 04-08-2008 4:37 PM In reply to

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    Hi Stig... will these just "bolt" in Pentas.... 1's and 2's.....??? so they can all be red??

  • 04-08-2008 4:39 PM In reply to

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    And remove the plug

  • 04-08-2008 4:42 PM In reply to

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    Then desolder the displays.

  • 04-08-2008 4:44 PM In reply to

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    Mount the new display.

  • 04-08-2008 4:47 PM In reply to

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    And then solder it.


  • 04-08-2008 4:51 PM In reply to

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    Remember to change the filter for a red one or none.

  • 04-08-2008 4:55 PM In reply to

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    Frank Rizzo:

    Hi Stig... will these just "bolt" in Pentas.... 1's and 2's.....??? so they can all be red??

    The ones with LCD display will not work with this display, but it will be possible to make the back light red. or maybe just change the light filter to a red one.

  • 04-08-2008 4:58 PM In reply to

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    Hey..stig.....great work..

    Can you post links, etc..where to buy the displays...prices, etc??

    Thanks..

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