[TenTec] Delta II Backlight

[Richard Rosenthall]

I replaced mine and it gave the display a new lease on life !!! I can
finally  see it !!!!! 

Richard VE3MG

At 06:34 PM 3/4/1999 -0500, k4beh@juno.com wrote:
>
>Hi Carl,
>
>I replaced the Electroluminescent panel in my Delta II and the results
>have been very favorable, indeed.  The panel I got was blue-green and it
>is much brighter than I ever remember my D-II ever being.  I bought mine
>refurbished from Ten-Tec in 1993 and have been very pleased with it. (I
>do have a problem recently on CW, but that is another story)  I can't say
>how long it will last but it still is doing very nicely.  The original
>information from a Lockheed engineer said that his data on the material,
>which is used in the F-22 instrumentation, was that it would last 10,000
>hours.  I measured the resistance of the material before I installed it
>and it read infinity at 20 megohms, so it isn't going to "burn"out!  
>
>73,
>
>Pat Haynes - K4BEH
>On Thu, 04 Mar 1999 16:56:46 -0500 Carl Hyde <carl.s.hyde@lmco.com>
>writes:
>>
>>Hi Ten Tekkies
>>
>>A few months ago many of us Delta II owners discovered a new source 
>>for
>>the backlite EL material.  Many of you bought some to replace you old
>>and tired EL Panel.  Stan and the boys at Sevierville would like a
>>report back on your experience and whether the material has held up 
>>well
>>or not.  Now I haven't heard anything one way or the other but I know
>>Stan or Scott will see the postings and it will help them determine 
>>the
>>viability of the product for the long term solution.  Mine has been
>>working great and I leave it on all the time.  So please post a line
>>with your feedback.
>>
>>--
>>Carl Hyde
>>carl.s.hyde@lmco.com
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>>           meaning "blood sucking parasites"
>>
>>
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