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Update display.md with eBay LCD link

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......@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ On the other hand, if untrained volunteers were able to do it, you can probably
If you have little soldering experience, it might still be good to find someone with a bit of experience to guide you a bit.
Another consequence of the hand soldered displays: Particularly if your display never worked properly and is not visibly damaged,
there is a good chance it
has a bad solder connection. So if your display appears broken, you might be able to fix it by just re-doing the solder connection.
there is a good chance that it has a bad solder connection. So if your display
appears broken, you might be able to fix it by just re-doing the solder connection.
This guidance shows you how to check your display, do this:
......@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ one or more solder pads from the harmonic PCB. Otherwise you would not be able t
**Step 2:** Carefully remove the glue points from the Harmonic PCB.
If your display is not physically broken, now is a good time to check what the solder connection looks like.
If the solder connection looks bad, continue in section **Fix bad solder connection**, otherwise continue with **replacement**
### Fix bad solder connection
**Step 3:**
TODO
If the solder connection looks bad, continue in section **Soldering connection**, otherwise continue with **Replacement**.
### Replacement
......@@ -42,6 +38,8 @@ sure not to damage the board by ripping off one of the pads.
holes of the display flex pcb and the Harmonic board pcb align. At this stage the metal can part of the display
(bottom side) will point upwards.
### Soldering connection
**Step 6:** Apply solder on the display flex pcb pins.
**Step 7:** Visually check the connections and make sure that there are no shorts between the pins.
......@@ -57,13 +55,16 @@ right edge of the LCD.
**Step 10:** Connect the battery and switch on the badge
The LCD can be bought at AliExpress: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/4000018872259.html
The LCD can be bought at AliExpress: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/4000018872259.html or from ebay:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/0-96-1-3-1-44-1-8-SPI-TFT-LCD-Full-Color-Display-Module-ST7789-OLED-Screen/174041960470, 0.96" variant.
### tl;dr
<details>
<summary>### tl;dr</summary>
**Parts needed**
Glue dots or double sided tape; replacement LCD, e.g. from AliExpress: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/4000018872259.html
Glue dots or double sided tape; replacement LCD, e.g. from AliExpress: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/4000018872259.html or from ebay:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/0-96-1-3-1-44-1-8-SPI-TFT-LCD-Full-Color-Display-Module-ST7789-OLED-Screen/174041960470, 0.96" variant.
**Step 0:** Disconnect the battery with a pair of tweezers.
......@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ with the points/tape to isolate them.
shorting other components on the PCB.
**Step 10:** Connect the battery and switch on the badge
</details>
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