Re: TI-H: BLANK LINES!!!
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Re: TI-H: BLANK LINES!!!
DO you know where I can get a zebra cable? I anything there must be some
corrupt guy working in the Factory who could send me one!!!! lol
Justin.
justin18@geocities.com
-----Original Message-----
From: David Knaack <dknaack@hotmail.com>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: 07 October 1998 15:25
Subject: Re: TI-H: BLANK LINES!!!
>
>>From: Snoops010@aol.com
>>My ti-85 has some blank lines in the middle of the screen, sometimes
>they turn
>>on, but then turn back off, does anyone know how to fix this?
>
>This is usually caused by loose connections in the ribbon/zebra
>cable between the display board and the LCD. Open the calculator
>and use jumper wires to connect up the batteries back to the
>correct terminals. Turn the calculator on and gently press on
>the cable where the blank lines appear. Depending on which end
>of the cable has the problem you may have to remove the screws
>that hold the display board in. If you find that pressing in
>a certain place fixes the problem, you can make the calculator
>usable by placing a piece of foam or cardboard over the place
>such that it will press the wires down when the case is closed.
>Use tape or adhesive to keep it from slipping out of place.
>
>If the calculator is new, or has no modifications you want to
>loose, call TI and see if they will exchange it for you.
>
>DK
>
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