N_Cook wrote:
On 25/08/2016 21:11, David Farber wrote:
This Tascam DR-44WL digital recorder was given to me for repair. I
asked how the screen got damaged. The user, a friend of mine, said
that it wasn't dropped or mishandled. It was placed on the floor in
an out of a way place before his band played and 45 minutes later he
went to retrieve it and the screen looked like this:
http://webpages.charter.net/mrfixite...4WL-screen.jpg
The rest of the unit looks very clean. There are no scratches
anywhere. A new screen costs around $40 + shipping but I was curious what
kind
of defect would cause an image like this without some severe impact
to the display? If I replace the display, is it likely to happen
again? The recorder has only been used a few times and it's about 18
months old. Thanks for your replies.


Before replacing new display, look for grit/swarf etc maybe from
manufacture, then stressing of the case caused point stress crack

Thanks for the pointers. I'll check it out.
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David Farber
Los Osos, CA