I've been testing a Futaba 20 x 2 VFD, P/N NA202SD01BA2. It's actually easier to talk to than the standard Hitachi parts while it's nearly 100% compatible. It draws 350ma typical and 450ma max. - Tom At 10:59 09-10-01 -0400, Jeff DeMaagd wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: Spehro Pefhany > >> While my knowledge of electronics sources in Finland is next to nil, don't >> expect to get such VFD displays for anything like the price of an LCD >display. >> They cost 10-20 times as much, > >Still expensive but I have seen more like 2-4 times as much from what i have >seen by poking around. > >Not in Finland (sorry) but it is a source: >http://www.digikey.com/scripts/us/dksus.dll?Criteria?Ref=41073&Cat=21431096 > >>and are quite power hungry. > >When comparing with many similar sized LCD's backlights being on, the >Noritake VFD's take less power. I don't know about Futaba but I would >assume that they would be competitive. > >Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Handley New Age Communications Since '75 before "New Age" and no one around here is waiting for UFOs ;-) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads