electroluminescent displays (was Re: fluorescent displays

[Tom Cloud]

>In a message dated 97-09-03 11:20:17 EDT, you write:
>
><< maybe I'm looking for electroluminescent displays ???
> 
> I want cockpit readouts -- would like to have the nice
> displays that are in the radios and clocks -- where and how ?? >>
>
>Do you mean something like those indiglo faces that are used on watches? I've
>been hoping that someone would make gauges using indiglo-type faces...they
>are super bright and also very cool looking!  :)
>(Is it just plastic with a neon light shining through it?)

 could be the electroluminescent ... I'm trying to learn too

>Van

no, I wanna make some nice gauges without using red, yellow,
green or blue LED's  .... there's some nice looking gages in
the Summit catalog for $69 each not including the sensor ...
they may be Cyberdyne, don't have that catalog with me, but I
see Cyberdyne vacuum fluorescent gauges for $50 each plus sensors.

I can do the LED gages -- wanted to know how to do the
fluorescent or electroluminescent -- checked the web, lotsa
stuff and no particulars (or prices ... or even real parts ??)

Apparently there's chips that drive the vacuum fluorescent
displays directly -- but which ones ??  It's my understanding
that those displays take 80 to 150 volts to operate them, but
izzat so ??

Tom Cloud

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