"Adrian Glaubitz" wrote in message
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Hello,

I have an older audio timer, AKAI DT-320 (around 1983), whose FL display
has aged over the years of usage and become faint. Compared to the tuner
and tapedeck of the stereo (same year/series) it is tremendously darker
which I think is related to the fact that the audio timer display is
always powered on while the tuner/tape ones only when they are acutally in
use.

So, I wonder whether there is anything one can do to rejuvenate those
vaccuum fluorescent diplays:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_fluorescent_display

Thanks !

Adrian

Read this it might help.

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/browse_thread/thread/c2452c625501719a/fef051018cbb4e03?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=VFD+dim+group:sci.electronics.repair#

And on the Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ

http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_vc...tml#VCRFAQ_008

Mike