I unpacked my Caldwell Ballistic Chronograph today after a move and found the display cracked; it still works, sort of. I got inside and easily removed the LCD. Any ideas on where I can get a replacement part? It is a Sunman SMS0408 monochrome 4 digits segment lcd. I found it on the Sunman website (Chinese) but how/where to buy one is mystery to me??? I can find no info at Caldwell, etc. Thanks
Caldwell Ballistic Chronograph PARTS???
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well you made me look and you are right but you might what to try this
https://lcd-module.en.alibaba.com/product/60380837305-805561661/Sunman_SMS0408_monochrome_4_digits_segment_lcd.html
so they say 5 is the minimum well you could work with that at the price and tell them they are for testing, so it could cost you 30 bucks but that is the price you pay when things get broken
just a note to all, I have someone at my house that likes to buy jewelry from China on Ebay and all of it is come through the Philippines, so they are shipping to the Philippines from China to get that countries post mark and I believe we are seeing are ability to buy parts needed form China in the future, I'm guessing here but in looking for this LCD they were saying we have no way to ship to the USA any more and that is 2 things I have seen happen
in any case you might have to con someone to fix that chrono
https://lcd-module.en.alibaba.com/product/60380837305-805561661/Sunman_SMS0408_monochrome_4_digits_segment_lcd.html
so they say 5 is the minimum well you could work with that at the price and tell them they are for testing, so it could cost you 30 bucks but that is the price you pay when things get broken
just a note to all, I have someone at my house that likes to buy jewelry from China on Ebay and all of it is come through the Philippines, so they are shipping to the Philippines from China to get that countries post mark and I believe we are seeing are ability to buy parts needed form China in the future, I'm guessing here but in looking for this LCD they were saying we have no way to ship to the USA any more and that is 2 things I have seen happen
in any case you might have to con someone to fix that chrono
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Call Caldwell. I had one quit working, just wouldn't turn on. I called them to see if there was any way to do a hard reset. They had me send them a picture of the serial number inside the battery compartment and offered to send a new one out right away. They might just send you the part. Great customer service!
Stoti
Stoti
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Thanks Stoti, I sent an email to Caldwell and will call tomorrow; finally found their number...jim
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Thanks marflow, that is a definite possibility if Caldwell does not come thru with a replacement for me. If I buy 5, I can go into the chrono repair business myself...jim
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Stoti is spot on. I always try with OEM vendor first. Surprising and pleasant results for the vast majority of those calls. If you’re insistent on trying to find the part try Mouser.com. They sell a ton of electronics components. May not be a name match but often times they’re based on the same physical platform and branded differently. Good luck regardless,
george
george
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Caldwell does not stock the lcd as a replacement part so I eventually ordered 5 lcd units (minimum order) from the manufacturer in China thru Alibaba. Parts were $15US, shipping $35US. 10 minutes after the package arrived my chrony was working 100% like new, including desoldering the wiring from the old cracked lcd and resoldering to the new lcd. So I am now in the Caldwell Chrony LCD replacement business - send me your old nfg lcd (OR just the wiring & plug) and I'll send back a new lcd with your wiring for $40, including shipping in CONUS. Tell your friends!!! Thanks again marflow.
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Caldwell does not stock the lcd as a replacement part so I eventually ordered 5 lcd units (minimum order) from the manufacturer in China thru Alibaba. Parts were $15US, shipping $35US. 10 minutes after the package arrived my chrony was working 100% like new, including desoldering the wiring from the old cracked lcd and resoldering to the new lcd. So I am now in the Caldwell Chrony LCD replacement business - send me your old nfg lcd (OR just the wiring & plug) and I'll send back a new lcd with your wiring for $40, including shipping in CONUS. Tell your friends!!! Thanks again marflow.
Do you want to sell me one of those displays? Otherwise I guess I'll be buying 5.
M
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Greetings, yes, I have 1 left for $25 including shipping in the CONUS. Send me your email address and I will send you a PayPal invoice. Thanks
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I have the green Caldwell Precision ballistic chronograph the $80 one.. Is this rhe right lcd?
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Hi Jim
I just sent you a message through Air Gun Nation about the LCD screen and was wondering, do you have any left. I'll gladly pay the $40 (plus shipping).
I'm also a New York resident (Nyack N.Y.)
If you have none left, such is life.
Best Regards,
fellow airgunner,
Jef Bretschneider
[email protected]
845-323-2449
I just sent you a message through Air Gun Nation about the LCD screen and was wondering, do you have any left. I'll gladly pay the $40 (plus shipping).
I'm also a New York resident (Nyack N.Y.)
If you have none left, such is life.
Best Regards,
fellow airgunner,
Jef Bretschneider
[email protected]
845-323-2449
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Hi Jef and all. I have sold my spare LCD screens. You can buy them here - https://lcd-module.en.alibaba.com/product/60380837305-805561661/Sunman_SMS0408_monochrome_4_digits_segment_lcd.html
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