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Input panel not working???

Posted: Tue 15 May , 2012 17:05 pm
by PDodds
Hi,

Up until recently, the orac has been working fine.
Now the Input panel has stopped working.
There is no beeping when buttons are pressed.
The manual control buttons work fine as does spindle start/stop, it is just the programming part of the panel which is broken.
Anyone any ideas, or is it a case of replacing only?

Thanks

Re: Input panel not working???

Posted: Wed 16 May , 2012 8:59 am
by Denford Admin
These might help:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1700
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=2507&p=9124

I guess you need to be looking for corroded or cracked connectors or cables.

Re: Input panel not working???

Posted: Thu 17 May , 2012 9:35 am
by PDodds
Thanks for that.

I have had a look, and there is only one wide ribbon cable coming from inside the touch panel to a connector on a board attached to the back of the panel itself.

The connections look good at the board end, is there any way to strip the touch panel membrane to check that end?

Thanks

Re: Input panel not working???

Posted: Thu 17 May , 2012 13:43 pm
by Denford Admin
Membranes are usually just glued on to the circuit board.
It probably is corrosion but taking it apart to clean, could well make it difficult to get back together