LCD Monitor

[Dyad1]

Hi Guys,
Has anyone out there tried to replace the CRT monitor with a LCD monitor?
Can it be done? If not how come? Maybe Neal can shed some light (pun
not intended) on the subject.
Thanks,
Gary

[Al_The_Man]

Depends on the original CRT monitor signal format, and horizontal/vert sweep rate, If standard analogue VGA and up it should be no problem, The lower sweep rate monitors or older EGA TTL types will pose a problem.
Also, if built in CRT monitor on OEM dedicated systems the signal pin out as well as the standard has to be known or 'scoped to document it.
Al.
I just noticed its Fadal Forum, but the above will still apply.

[carbidecraters]

IIRC their was a person on ebay offering a LCD for the older Fadal's. I think he wanted $2200 for the monitor and conversion kit.

[cb1]

i found this info on this site and now i'll share it back to this site.
check out earthlcd.com
the price for an lcd for my machines was 1700$ from the manufacturer
and 250$ from earthlcd. they sell bare bones monitors. i have since bought
and installed 8 of them.
good luck.

[carbidecraters]

Fantastic! What model did you end up using and was their anything special about the pinout?

[cb1]

for me there was nothing special. other than the brackets to hold it on.
it was just a plug in. and a 120v plug. the monitors that i got have 2 or 3 options for plugs. i've had to buy 10.4in 12.1in 14in and all were the same.
the web site shows all. i saved thousands of $$$$ probably over 10,000$.
they have lots of options, they have touch screen too.
you could even buy everything seperate, monitor, boards, plugs, and build it yourself, i had to do that for 2 old cnc cylidrical grinders. call and ask about your specific machine they might know about it. the are in california.

[JR1050]

Funny you should bring this up.The monitor on my fadal died AGAIN the other day.Its the old green monochrome deal,RCA/BNC plug,composite video.In the past,Ive used an old Apple or Wyse terminal as a replacement.Anyway,I bought a VGA adapter box from Startech,its intended to allow you to use a svga monitor with older video games.I pluged it into the fadal video card and an ancient IBM vga monitor and got white text-not pretty but useable.
There are LCD monitors with BNC inputs(used for security cameras) available.I dont know how a standard off the shelf LCD would work with this set up,but its worth a try.There are other converter boxes out there with more adjustment.
I suspect Fadal changed the video card output to vga,as most later model Fadals have color,an option might be to change the video card,it also might be really expensive.
Most of the composite LCD's I found were 15"-to big for the pendent.Maybe a screen for a laptop?

[smittys800]

Looks like I am in the same boat.
Turned the monitor on, and we all KNOW that smell!!! Found a small campfire on one of the boards in the Monitor cabinet, not a good thing!
So, on to the LCD upgrade. How are they holding up for you?
What other items were needed to complete the install, or was it a turn key install?
Thanks for sharing the link,
Smitty

[smittys800]

Bit the bullet and got the LCD upgrade. 350.00 with power supply and 2nd day shipping. Will post the install and any issues I may have, with my luck lately, should be a plenty!
Smitty

[smittys800]

Sorry for the late reply, either a lot of Fadals don't break, or there really aren't that many of them, as this Section of the forum is slow.
Here are some pics of my LCD install. I could have done a better job on the outer bezel, but it works.
Called LCD Earth, told them what I had, and they sent me what I needed. Install is as easy as it gets. You will need a BCA to RCA adaptor from Radio shack. I also got the power supply from LCD earth, did not want to deal with tapping into the machine for power.
Monitor works, saved about 150.00 bucks!
Hopes this helps,
Smitty

[Edster]

Thanks for posting this

The monitor on my Fadal VMC15 has been on the dim side for the last few years. It also has started to burn in a little. I've been wondering how much longer till it craps out.

[dango]

anyone have more details about connecting LCD
monitor to replace the old one