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There was no catagory for this item, so I listed it here. More of a vintage 1966 era display before the LED types. Here is pin out for the connector looking at it from the back.... "^" = no connection "C"= Common "- " = Blank Space These are 115-120Volt AC units. Connect one wire to the common, the upper right pin, then another wire to what ever number you want to be displayed. The motor will rotate the numbers until the one you want comes up. The motor will then stop on that number. After ZERO, there are two blank spaces before you return to 1. See and hear a Solari board in action here.... http:// /watch?v=ZRELoGLGFQU Below is more generic information on these displays..... A split-flap display, sometimes simply flap display, is a display device that presents alphanumeric text, and possibly fixed graphics. Each character position or graphic position has a collection of flaps on which the characters or graphics are painted or silkscreened. These flaps are precisely rotated to show the desired character or graphic. Today, these displays are often found in train stations and airports, where they typically display departure and/or arrival information. Sometimes the flaps are large and display whole words, and in other instalments there are several smaller flaps, each displaying a single character. The former method is of course limited on the words it can display by what is on the flaps, whereas the latter system is not and output messages can be changed without the need for the addition or replacement of flaps, although images cannot. In the example image on the right, we can see that the destinations in the centre of the picture of split up into characters, whereas the messages left and right of these occupy entire flaps. Flip-dot displays and LED display boards may be used instead of split-flap displays in most applications. Their output can be varied more easily (by reprogramming instead of replacement of physical parts in the case of graphics) but they suffer from lower readability. They also can refresh quicker, as most split-flap displays only rotate in one direction. Many game shows of the 1970s used this type of display for the contestant podium scoreboards. These were called Solari boards. Usually, the flip was left-to-right on a vertical axis, although up/down on a horizontal axis was not completely unknown. (this posting is the responsibility of the poster) |
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