Hi
Here’s a link I found for cheap 40 x 2 LCD
http://www.bgmicro.com/pdf/catalog.pdf
Rowan
Woah!!! Now THAT is cheap!
*sigh* only available in the US, isnt it? How much does it cost to deliver them somewhere else (e.g. Germany)?
Hey pay_c,
I had a look too, and there are alternative payment options, and when you order you can select which country you are in! There are phone and fax numbers on the home page. (I think it was, anyway its there somewhere!)
Rowan, I don’t know how you do it!
I got four of these for $18.68 but currently I’m having trouble getting them to work.
Look here:
http://www.midibox.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=troubleshooting;action=display;num=1058198570
So maybe you should wait till I find some solution :-/
dragon
It looks like you got them to work now, do you recommend other people buying them?
Hi kejace,
Yeah I recommend them, only thing is that you have to connect negative voltage (instead of GND) to pin 3 on LCD. The solution I’m going after (MAX1044 + 3 electrolytic caps) costs around $2 and it will supply enough current for two LCDs (possibly for all four) so they are still a bargain despite added expenses.
Regards
dragon
I sent an email to bg micro, reguarding an order, and how to calculate postage about a week ago, but I got no reply, now I’m a bit nervous to send them any money…
any suggestions??
Hi,
I don’t know about email, haven’t contacted them, just ordered the LCDs, payed with the credit card directly on their site and everything went smooth. And the postage was free (from TX to MA) which is strange, considering the package was pretty big (LCDs were part of the Motorola satelitte receiver, you get them with front mask - some plastic with 5 buttons, few 74HC595, 74HC165 and couple of other chips)
dragon
So you already have the goods?
Yep, already have the goods, contrast problem solved and now thinking about design of front panel
dragon
Hey Steve…
Chek this place for 2x40s at $25AU: http://www.oatleyelectronics.com/displays.html
They’re in AU, and i ordered a cpl from em - quick to arrive here in the UK 
Nice…
Dan
lol I mail them too about 2 weeks ago, and still no answer… I was a bit nervous about sending them money, but I think I’m going t trust dragon and pay via their web site 
A motorola Satelite reciever??? ouaw!
oops, sorry dragon, I didn’t read your earlier posts properly.
Hey Dan,
yeah I got the same ones already, but I saw these for so cheap, including a backlight, that I thought I could upgrade. But I am nervous to send money if I don’t know how the postage will be paid for to Australia!!
(not to mention giving strangers money over the net… I would prefer to post the payment…
oh well, maybe I will take a chance… maybe.
I order 2 of them on Monday, and received them yesterday (saturday), from france!!
and I pay $14,95 for shipping! fast and serious (I made mistake in the order form, they send me an email about 4 hours later :))