Zif socket and cable

[dwcraig1]

Maybe the screen is not on the bottom as we think it is.

[turbocad6]

I've seen pictures with the 200w screen on the bottom somewhere before, unless it was a pre dna200 that was photoshopped with the 200w display?

[blueridgedog]

Yea...I was referring to the pre-production renders of the DNA200.

[Guest]

My 1800mah battery came in but not my boards so it's going to be Monday when I can test the ribbon out

[blueridgedog]

Some folks in the RC world indicated that these folks could make a custom cable (qty of 1 and above):

http://www.miracoinc.com/services-capabilities/flat-flexible-cables-design-sourcing-fcds

[masonjarvapes]

So as far as we know there is no prebuilt extension ribbon for the screen?

[Guest]

5" is to long the screen is not coming on I connected all three cables, checked it with volt meter all is good going to try to shorten the cable and see

[iandvaypes]

Any updates to this?

[Guest]

iandvaypes said:

Any updates to this?

i haven't had time to shorten it yet. Next weekend I should have time

[iandvaypes]

Have you tried to flip the wire in the zif socket?

[Guest]

I haven't tried that but I'm pretty sure I connected it right

[iandvaypes]

Laguz75 said:

I haven't tried that but I'm pretty sure I connected it right

It's worth a shot. To eliminate the problems, I would first start with the easy stuff before resoldering what looks like a headache.

[Guest]

I tried to solder one more cable........it works :-)

[iandvaypes]

Laguz75 said:

I tried to solder one more cable........it works :-)

OK. Now you're going to have to post close ups. I failed on one. Good thing I bought extras.

[Guest]

iandvaypes said:

[QUOTE=Laguz75]I tried to solder one more cable........it works :-)

OK. Now you're going to have to post close ups. I failed on one. Good thing I bought extras. [/QUOTE]the close ups are going to look like the past pics I posted I think I just got lucky. Try having very little solder on the tip and swipe it across quickly( multiple times if needed) but make sure you have plenty of flux on the connector and the cable

[turbocad6]

wow that's cool, what length cable is that? is that the 5"?

[Guest]

turbocad6 said:

wow that's cool, what length cable is that? is that the 5"?

yeah it's the 5" one

[iandvaypes]

Finally got mine to work. I decided against the connecter this time.

[Guest]

Looks good, I've been afraid of messing up my screen going that route, but seeing how you got it to work I may get a few screens and try it out

[turbocad6]

man I need a handful of extra screens where is the best place to buy them? can I buy them straight from evolv?

[Guest]

turbocad6 said:

man I need a handful of extra screens where is the best place to buy them? can I buy them straight from evolv?

http://modcrate.myshopify.com/products/dna-200d-replacement-screen-oem?variant=3684415108 I ordered 4 screens should be plenty for me I hope :-)

[turbocad6]

thanks

[laadam]

deleted for redundancy... ModCrate is the way to go!

[iandvaypes]

I was also about to say modcrate. Less than $5, you've got to to crazy not to buy a bunch of screens. I bought 5 for myself. Never can have too many.

[iandvaypes]

May be slightly off topic, this is how I extended my usb. You might think I'm crazy but it works great. Hooked up to escribe and it allowed me to upload a custom screen for "check atomizer." I used the pins of a micro usb plug that I tore apart. And to stay on topic, you can see in the pic how I used heat shrink for the ribbon joint on the screen. I cut up two small pieces of an old gift card and sandwiched the joint. Then I surrounded the joint with heat shrink. Protection with a nice clean look.