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Where to get small 3 digit LCD?

I'm looking for a small LCD, nothing special, just three digits, but small, like the kind you find in those oral digital thermometers or small digital watches. All the standard LCD's I can find are quite big, the one I need is about .3 x .7 inches, about the size of a 14 pin IC. I can find LED's type displays in this size, but not LCD's, I need a low power display.

I did buy a $2 thermometer at walmart and broke it open, the LCD just fell out and therefore is quite useable, however, it uses a rubber type connector(zebra strip I guess they call them), I'm not sure just how to construct a prototype device that uses this connector, the PCB board looks easy, just pads that are gold plated, but it seems to require a custom mechanical fit, could I somehow just glue it down for a prototype? How do you line up the zebra strip?

thanks in advance! steve

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You don't need to line up the zebra stripe connectors, you just have to line up the PCB with the display. Put enough pressure on the PCB and display to make contact. The stripes are alternate conductor and insulator so as long as your pads have enough spacing they won't short out.

Peter

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Oh, yes, now I understand, I looked at the stripes under a magnifying glass and the conducting strips are very narrow, so it doesn't matter how it's lined up, very neat! (who invented this thing). It does look like it has to be compressed quite a bit, the rubber strip is quite a bit thicker then the space between the LCD glass and pcb board, I still have to think of good way to prototype these parts, there doesn't seem to be a easy way to verify the connection, thanks steve

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