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|   December  8, 2008 at 6:32 AM

This is an awsomely huge 7 segment display. My only gripe is that doesn't have an easy way to solder a connector or header to it and it can be a little hard read read in bright light environments. Other than that it worked great for my application and saved me from having to fabricate my own huge display.

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|   October 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM

How easy would it be to open up the display and put in higher power LEDs?

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|   February 17, 2009 at 1:23 PM

I used four of these to make a data display on the back of our 2008 FIRST robotics competition robot. It was really cool... helped a lot with quick debug, sensor testing, last minute checks before a match.

I wish I could post a photo with this... but I'll just post links I guess. Display off but on the painted robot: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/31348 Display on but on the robot before it was painted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRUsb2Pls4M

I wish they were a little brighter, but you can fix that problem by shading the display a little and putting a good red theater gel over it.

Great product! I'm thinking about buying four more for a display on a pullin' tractor I'm making controls for...

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|   June 21, 2009 at 5:43 PM

I bought a handful of these about a month ago and really like them. I spent a lot of time figuring out how to get them hooked up to my Arduino, and I have posted everything on my blog. I hope this helps get someone up and running quickly. http://deleteaso.com/2-sparkfun%E2%80%99s-7-segment-red-65%E2%80%B3-display-and-arduino/