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Macropad Display ghosting

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Bought a Macropad in late Dec 2021, noticed recently that the display is now ghosting when I change pages. Did some code updates, no change. Physically inspected the hardware, reseated the display connection, and nothing obvious looks wrong or damaged.

Do I have a failing display or is a bug I need to hunt down?

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Re: Macropad Display ghosting

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It looks like OLED burn in. Has the display been on since you purchased it?

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Re: Macropad Display ghosting

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Just realized I have some burn in as well, is there a fix for this? cant exactly run a burndoctor youtube vid on it.... Can i?
Thanks!

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Re: Macropad Display ghosting

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mikeysklar wrote: Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:50 pm It looks like OLED burn in. Has the display been on since you purchased it?
Ahhhh yes that would do it. So I suspect I need a new display or is there a sneaky way to correct this?

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Re: Macropad Display ghosting

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new display:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/5228

Some tips for getting the OLED off:

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=184615

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Re: Macropad Display ghosting

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For others that might encounter this problem, a new display "fixed" the issue. Getting the display off is easily done with something like a guitar pick or thin piece of plastic.

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Re: Macropad Display ghosting

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Thank you for the tip on getting the display off easily. I'm a big fan of the NYC metro cards for "prying" delicate electronics and opening plastic enclosures. Much like your guitar pick just longer.

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