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We have about 2025 of these soldering stations in my workplace, but after 5 or 6 years of use, the display backlight started to fail. Without backlight, the display is almost ilegible. Since 4 our stations have developed this problem so far, I've decided to look into it. Ersa doesn't offer standalone replacement displays, they force you to buy a completely new control board. It costs whopping 160 EUR, which is almost half the price of a new soldering station. It is possible to buy replacement display [http://www.orientlcd.com/AMG12864PR_G_B12WTDW_2_9_128x64_COG_LCD_Module_p/amg12864pr-g-b12wtdw.htm|in this American e-shop], but shipping costs to Europe start around 100 USD. AgainThat's much better, that'sbut still not exactly cost-effective. In reality, the displays are probably manufactured somewhere in China, but I couldn't identify their original manufacturer, nor I was able to find other source (Ebay, Alibaba...) for them. If someone else succeeds, please let others know in the comments. Here are markings that can be found on the back of the display:
PRE-WU2495B-01
ED-5455-LED/A ROHS
0712FJB*1094/0107/1*6 | | Anyway, since I couldn' get new displays for reasonable price, I decided to replace burned backlight LEDs in the displays. |
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