Help please finding a supplier

[moosepig]

Hi,

I'm trying to find a source of these things from which to make an electronic scoreboard:



It's an electromechanical module, with segments that flip over. I can find a dozen scoreboard suppliers but nobody who can supply the individual modules.

Long shot, but anyone here know anything about this?

ETA - they're about 10" to 12" high.

Mods - feel free to move, I didn't know if this was gadgets or sport

Edited by moosepig on Tuesday 7th July 15:59

[160steve]

Maplin? or Rapid electronics (if they are still going)

[The Moose]

Need to really find out what it is called. I have no idea!!

Could you use lit ones or do they have to flip over??

Good Luck!!

Cheers

The Moose

[moosepig]

Maplin and Rapid only do LEDs.

The decision to use flip-over segments is based on the difficulty of reading an LED display in bright sunlight; this is for a cricket scoreboard so will hopefully be sunny!

As far as I know the device is known as an electromechanical 7-segment display or module.

Size is important so the digits can be read from a distance they need to be at least 10" high.

Quite a good description of the technology here.

[plasticpig]

Try http://www.bodet.com/en/activities/display-systems...

[E31Shrew]

try www.ukscoreboards.co.uk

All types on there!