At 02:29 PM 8/25/2003 +0530, you wrote:


>The display when off looks quite normal - no burn marks to indicate that one
>segment is destroyed. It's lying unused ever since. I can still use it as
>long as the number I need to display is limited to 1, 4 or 7!

Did it go open or short?

How about shunting the unwanted LEDs with 1N4148s? Probably more components
than using a resistor or single-transistor inverter, but easy to tack on
the bottom of a PCB as a klingon "fix" for one or two pieces.

Best regards,

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