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SmurphNet:
Hello All,

I was wondering if anyone has any advice or suggestions for replacing the LED display on my MC-1?  It had an issue where some of the segments were not working, so I opened it up and took a look.  It appears that the tiny LEDs that are integrated into the board have actually broken off and were lost.  Not sure if there are replacement boards available or some sort of equivalent LED display that can be retrofitted.  I am pretty good with soldering and making modifications if there is another LED display that can be used.  It looks like the stock board may be some kind of proprietary design.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,

Steve

rnolan:
Hey Steve, welcome to the depot  :wave: .  I don't know if you can get a replacement display (MJMP)??.  I'm sure some members have MC-1s they have replaced with something else, if you really like/want the MC-1 they may part with their old one.  A friend of mine has one and doesn't need it.  Although shipping costs are your enemy.

SmurphNet:
I was just looking to repair it for nostalgia reasons more than anything.  I've had it since 1990 when I got my MP-1.  I would probably just get a MIDI Mouse or something similar.

rnolan:
No worries.
@MJMP, can you help him out with a MC-1 display ?

MarshallJMP:
Well these are actually displays that are used in clocks but I haven't been able to find these. Although you might get lucky by looking in a clock if you have one lying around. Now are you really sure the display itself is broken? Usually it's the grey flatcable that is broken or gives a bad contact on either the display or pcb side. Which segments are missing?

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