post to Orion reflector Mar 16, 2012 from N9NX

Following the V2 mods and PA1AP's excellent file on this I had the LCD swapped in about 20 minutes. Only trouble was on power up my screen was pure blue with no alphanumeric's. Now this is not my first experience taking apart electronics (Please see my bio on QRZ).

After pulling it apart I noticed that the wiring of the small circuit board attached to the ribbon cable of the LCD was different than pictured in PA1AP's LCD replacement PDF. If you look at the file and check the 3rd picture labeled Orientation of the cable you will see that the ribbon cable has a blue stripe on it. It is toward the back of the circuit board. The female connectors are on the other side and mate to the males on the logic board. The one I have has the stripe away from the back of board. If you attach this to the logic board the way you would think it should be attached pin 1 and 14 are swapped and no alphanumeric's. I had to mount mine with the LCD circuit board close to the logic board basically upside down if you like. It sits roughly and 1/8 inch above the logic board. I put electric tape on the board to isolate it from the logic board just in case. Now I have a nice bright screen and no more blotches. I hope this information helps anyone replacing an LCD in the near future.