Re: NTLK screen dim & hum

From: phil (justbe@ihug.com.au)
Date: Sat Sep 09 2000 - 07:05:37 CDT


Alex,

could you possibly shed some light (no pun intended) on the top half of the
screen.
What is the plastic film on top of the screen made of? How is it affixed
etc.

Is the screen actual glass?

Any comments appreciated.

cheers
Phil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Karahalios" <alex@karahalios.org>
To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 4:18 AM
Subject: Re: NTLK screen dim & hum

> on 9/9/00 12:25 AM, John Mark Davis at backlot@swbell.net wrote:
>
> > Is the back lite a part of the screen or some completely different unit
> > under the screen?
> >
> It's a separate flexible electroluminescent (EL) sheet under the screen.
The
> sheet is made of a phosphor luminous layer sandwiched between two
electrode
> plates (one is transparent). The plates are driven at about 400-800hz at
> 100-200V. EL sheets are available in a variety of colors The light output
> intensity and sheet half life is usually dependent on the color.
>
> A good website to learn more about them is at
>
> http://www.worldproducts.com/home/wpi/ppg/ell/ell01.htm
>
> Alex Karahalios
>
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