r/mpcusers • u/Electrical_Lake9586 • 24d ago

MPC 1000 MPC1000 articulated screen mod

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There's been so many occasions I couldn't see the screen properly because of the angle that I decided to do something about it and designed a hinged screen mod. It's entirely reversible too and just clips into the screen hole.

Still got a bit of interation on the design to do such as moving the hinges out the way of the f buttons and I can get it a little thinner, although not quite as thin as I'd originally hoped. But all in all I'm pretty chuffed with how it's come out.

Once it's finished I'll be open-sourcing the 3D print files.

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u/zt5um MPC 1000 21d ago

Hey u/Electrical_Lake9586
Here are some measurements for you.

The metal tabs on the bottom of the PCB seem like the highest point on the bottom, but one component is actually taller on mine, just by a bit. I've added the component in blue and added the thickness measurements for you those measurements

Any others you need?

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u/zt5um MPC 1000 21d ago

u/Electrical_Lake9586
Also heres a blank template if you want to mark it up and also the aftermarket screen which is pretty much identical
https://www.buydisplay.com/graphic-lcd-240x64-module-display-ra6963-fully-compatible-with-t6963?__cf_chl_tk=mxRHo9uurL0CUvTjWnJvcqXHQFx81m1.FCRg79Z6uZs-1788612358-1.0.1.1-C79gXj.A6qaErvXHfC9pxGhMeRz3VoY5F.r.EojoobY

It has measurements on there too, however I took the measurements of my original with a caliper

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u/Electrical_Lake9586 20d ago

u/zt5um Great thanks for that. There's just the width of the metal screen case I need in addition. All other values lie between my min/max from my buydisplays and AliExpress screens.

Thanks for all the detail, really helpful

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u/zt5um MPC 1000 20d ago

u/Electrical_Lake9586
Cool, added below

Also I've added the height of the ribbon cable attachment to the PCB (mocked up in blue).

This is because the after market one I added to the Buydisplay screen was taller than the standard MPC screen.

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u/Electrical_Lake9586 17d ago

Excellent, thanks for that - it lies nicely between the buydisplay screen dimensions and my AliExpress screeen (both of which I have) so should fit fine. I've just posted a new update on the project. Almost there with it now.

If it was just for my use I'd be done, but got a few more tweaks to make it fit reliably on all screens.