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5x00 Hardware / 5500 Dropped and Dimmed

« on: June 17, 2004, 06:07:08 am »

I got mine from a company called Visualux. They have a larger diameter than the original, but do fit OK.  I would be willing to sell you one if you want to give it a go.

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5x00 Hardware / 5500 Dropped and Dimmed

« on: June 04, 2004, 06:52:19 am »

I dropped mine the other week, and completely broke the CFL tube.  I\'m suprised that the light still works, but is dimmer that it was. maybe the inverter is damaged?
If you open it up, you will see the inverter in the middle with 2 thick wires attached to it that go to the CFL.
I guess you should check the connections to the tube.

BTW, I\'ve got some spare CFL tubes that fit in the 5500 - I had to buy 7 when I found a replacement for mine!

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5x00 Hardware / replacing SL-5500 front-light with LED or similar?

« on: June 01, 2004, 04:45:06 am »

Having just broken the frontlight in my SL-5500. I did consider this - briefly.
I thought about removing the inverter and powering a number of high-efficiency LEDs from the inverter inputs. I\'m not sure how uniform the light would be, or how the power consumption would compare to the CCFL.
Personally, I\'ve never had a problem with battery life of screen brightness from the original light.

Matt

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5x00 Hardware / Broken SL5500 frontlight

« on: May 21, 2004, 06:34:36 am »

I dropped my SL5500 (silly me) and now the frontlight doesn\'t work
I\'ve taken it appart and found that the tube is broken.  Does anyone know where I can get a replacement, or what the specifications of the tube are?
I\'ve found a company in the UK that makes CCFL tubes (I assume that its CCFL) so I can probably find one that will fit, but was wondering if anyone knows where I can get an exact replacement

thanks

Matt