Digit and Price Displays: Digit segments flicking or displaying incorrectly, failed breakout board

Potential Symptoms

  • Digit segments flickering on display.
  • Segments lighting up or stuck on when they should not be.
  • Digit is completely blank, but is getting good power to the breakout board.
  • Corrosion may be visible on the breakout board.

Environment

  • Product: Fuelight or DataMaster, FL-2000, FL-2100, FL-2109, FL-2300, FL-4000, DF-2000, DF-2009, DF-2100, DF-2109, DF-2300, DF-4000, Gas, Petroleum, or Fuel Price Display, FL or DF digit product
  • Component: Digit Breakout Board
  • Control System:

Cause

  • Breakout board for controlling and displaying individual segments of a digit on large displays is failed.

Resolution

  • Replace the breakout board. 

For Temporary Operation

  • In the event of corrosion present on the breakout board, reseating all connections may enable temporary operation.

KB ID: DD4118314


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