i have just finished display and all the knobs replacement. nerve wrecking excercise but worth it all in all. thanks goes to all who contributed to this thread. by the way i have managed to desolder everything using 270C so no broken tracks or lost pads. but it took me 12 hrs to complete disassembling.
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Awesome! I wish i was able to do mine.
I lack the skills.
Trust me next time you will do it better. Just practice on less expensive units 
ive shattered my confidence. i dont think i want to risk it again. i THRASHED it the first time. holy crap…what a mess.
A quick tip, which may encourage you to have another go. Add and mix a drop of a fresh solder to the existing pad on PCB. With temps around 270-300C melt them for a couple of seconds (depends on pad size). Use solder sucker from the opposite side of where you have soldering tip. It is also worth having a wick for cleaning.
holy shit! that top image…thats your werk? SUPER clean. “applause”
my board looked like a war zone. 
i felt sick after destroying it.
i REALLY wish i could do it. the red screen just makes my eyes strain hard.
man…that just looks SO good! well done.
i have two screens sitting here waiting to go in…i dont think they go in anytime soon tough [md and mnm]
k after zooming in on your pics…thats MAD…those points are flawless!
jealous. i had done what you suggested above…and still committed murder.
Thanks for a kind word. Much appreciated.
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this black eyed screen looks wicked… ninja tuned
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It does indeed. The display is actually Winstar brand (same as original). As all ks0108 it is slow ( same as original). But contrast makes it up. The guy who installed vfd display got better result in this respect. But hey, I am not fussy.
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Beautiful work. But the foam block to store screws? Absolutely brilliant.
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cheers mate.
i have a few restoration projects going on atm. unfortunately, i have to work within limited space therefore organisational skills are essential to keep track of what goes where.
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Do you know which Winstar model it is?
And is it OLED or LCD?
I would love to do this mod one day. Looks fantastic!
The one I used is LCD. I looked for an OLED but could not find even one, which would suit the purpose (dims, interface type etc). Also I have noticed that in some designs OLEDs cause a high frequency noise in audio path (eg. QM 309).
I ordered this one:
ebay link
which turned out to be Winstar. Stupidly I did not take a photo before soldering it in.
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Part: Winstar WG12864A-TTI-VN+
Available here:
https://www.gme.sk/lcd-display-graficky-128x64-wg12864a-tti-vn
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Ahh, so it Is the KS0108.
And this one is a bit slow? I’m not fussy either about the speed, just wondering.
Thanks for replying.
Well, it is not slower than the original. However it provides better visual experience. So there’s nothing to worry about.
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Here´s mine:
…it´s this one: https://www.ebay.de/itm//291836099801
…the old one desoldered pin by pin.
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So sick. This is the KS0108?
You do it or did you have it done?
I´m just too old for such tiny things. It was done by a professional (me just assisting). He heated both sides and I pulled the pins. 
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