RE: [DML] Craig radio display

["Mike & Ann Griese" <roscsyl@xxxx>]

I looked into remanufacturing the flex circuit a few 
years back. All Craig raido flex circuits will fail
if you use the tape deck. There are no exceptions.
The technology in flexible cicuits in 1977 (which is
when that radio was developed) really didn't support
the application. The radius of the bend is too small,
the amount of the bend is too great, and the interior 
of an automobile is too harsh for the materials used.
Strength isn't the problem, flexibility is. 

Mike 

-----Original Message-----
From: Les Huckins [mailto:jhuckins@xxxx]
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 9:22 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Craig radio display


My first thought is that if you have a working display, and you want to
play tapes, it might be wise to try to prolong it's life rather than
waiting for it to break and then working out a fix. What seems an
obvious primary solution is a thin coat of clear silicone seal, front
and back, at the break point. That would add strength where desperately
needed and would certainly maintain or enhance flexibility. I think it
would also move that flex point slightly, anyone disagree with any of
this? Frank, your spin?