WTB Bubble Display - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 01:18:41 am
content: Hi;I want to buy bubble display like the attached photo.I searched on ebay and found a seller in the USA, but the shipmnt cost is twice the display.Does someone know where to buy this in europe?I need 8 digits in total.Thanks

author: danringer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 02:00:52 am
content: http://shop.pimoroni.com/products/retro-4-digit-led-displayWill this work?

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 02:08:46 am
content: Quote from: danringer on April 20, 2015, 02:00:52 amHi, thank you. Yes, it will work.I need to contact them about the shipment cost.

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 04:39:22 am
content: If I recall correctly, these are all new old stock. And specifically, SparkFun somehow managed to get hold of most if not all remaining stock of them, it may be that PiMoroni is getting them from SparkFun.In the past I've spent quite a while in the past hunting Aliexpress and Taobao for them (of course there's a few sellers who list them but with unrealistic looking prices and no pictures, so it's probably just "pay us and we'll try and find some"), but they just really don't seem to be available.You can get very small 7-segment displays though that are in a more typical rectangular format, I have some here which are 8mm tall and the digits themselves only 6mm, they don't look cook and retro, but if it's just small you want...

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 08:16:53 am
content: Quote from: sleemanj on April 20, 2015, 04:39:22 amThank you for your answer, but i really want bubble display, because its for looking purposes.

author: cyr
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 08:30:04 am
content: You could try this EU (Sweden) seller:http://www.electrokit.com/en/led-display-7segment-4-characters-bubble-lens-red.51918Not sure if shipping would be cheaper or not...

author: johnboxall
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 10:01:23 am
content: Australia - post anywhere. You can get a shipping quote in the checkout page:http://tronixlabs.com/display/led/numeric/qdsp6064-four-digit-seven-segment-bubble-led-display-module/

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 11:22:01 am
content: Interesting thread.I bought some new 8 digit bubble displays about 35 years ago and I think I still have them. They are an all in one assembly on a small PCB. I think they are National Semiconductors branded but I will need to check. Is there actually much demand for this retro LED display these days ?Aurora

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 09:09:29 pm
content: Thank you!I ended up buying from here:http://www.electrokit.com/en/led-display-7segment-4-characters-bubble-lens-red.51918@AuroraNowadays yes. This kind of component is being used to make clocks, vintage syle. Maybe you should put yours on sale!

author: johnboxall
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 09:15:02 pm
content: Quote from: Aurora on April 20, 2015, 11:22:01 amYes, they're quite collectible. You can still get the eastern-bloc versions on ebay, for example:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2x-7-seg-9-digit-LED-display-HP-5082-7441-calculator-/191465914499

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2015, 09:57:27 pm
content: I have just searched out my bubble displays. Only 3 in the 'displays' draw so these are all I have.IIRC one is from a Sinclair Calculator, marked 'Bowmar' and the other two are new parts from National Semiconductor. 9 Digits and nicely made, but I doubt I will ever use them. Offers welcomed if someone needs them. I am recently retired so every penny helpsNS Part No. is NSA1198Datasheet attachedAurora