This conversion was done a Haas VF3 that had a failed CRT
Removed old CRT.
*** NOTE - DANGER - Warning Will Robinson !!!!!!!!
MAKE SURE YOU DISCHARGE THE FLYBACK AND CAPS ON THE CRT BEFORE DISASSEMBLY.
GOOGLE CRT HIGH VOLTAGE TO SEE HOW TO DO THIS.
*** Take this warning seriously less you wet your pants and learn what a defibulator feels like.
Be careful to not break the CRT iteself.
EVERYTHING can be unscrewed and the whole CRT assembly can be seperated from the frame.
Removed CRT and all CRT electronics from CAD plated CRT Frame.
We saved the CRT and electronics in case we needed them.
LCD has a normal screen on it and is not protected from the elements.
We made our own screen protector.
Made a sacraficial lens/screen protector from 0.093" acrylic.
Cut screen protector on laser.
Put 0.093" holes in screen protector to allow a pencile to pass through so that the operator could press the monitor buttons on the face of the monitor.
Burned these through with the CO2 laser.
Made a backing plate out of the old monitor bracket.
Made some aluminum stand offs.
Threaded both ends of stand offs.
Placed screen protector against panel face.
Used stand offs to screw screen protector to panel face.
Put monitor against screen protector.
Shimmed the face of the monitor to keep screen protector from pressing function buttons on LCD.
Put backing plate on outside of monitor and sandwitched everything together.
Plugged in 12v power supply to 110VAC power cord in cabinet
Plugged in 9 pin DIN connector and extension cable to 9 pin DIN video supply.
Powered on monitor and machine.
Set monitor using auto adjustments
Put Cover back on machine
Make parts.
DL Hodgdon
H. H. Mercer, Inc. Machine Shop Birchwood Casey hhmercer