I touched the White Tape and Sensitive Area!

[westsailor]

So I'm replacing my Flexview UXGA LCD being very careful to heed the warning on the back not to touch White Tape and Sensitive Area during installation.

But I caught myself doing it a couple times when aligning the screws that hold it in.

It works perfect... No more vertical smears. And viewing it just now I forgot just how bright & crisp the LCD is normally. Oh happy days!

I just hope it was a warning against static discharge and not that residual fingerprint oils, etc. are gonna turn the screen some weird shade of green or something down the line.

[Troels]

Congrats

For ESD purposes yes, but just as importantly due to the fragile TABs (tape automated bond) or TCPs (tape carrier package) ensuring adressing the pixels column-wise. If one connection breaks, it would result in a dead vertical line. But one would really have to press hard or rip the protective plastic severely to cause any damage.

[westsailor]

I guess since it's working properly (no black lines, etc.) I dodged that bullet.

Whew! I can sleep now