Hello, I will leave the fan inquiries up to our technical dept to answer, however, the MX4 and MX5 are different for there technologies. The VFD (Vaccum Florecent) unit, versus the LCD(Liquid Crystal), will have wider viewing angles and are usually used for applications with extented temperature req...

Hello Dilligas, I thought I would also mention the near future release of our MX6 series. The MX6 may be your ideal fit considering it will fit in 1 drive bay. This PLED technology has extremely bright, crisp characters, with 160degree veiwing angles, low power consumption and competes well with the...

Hello, our future product directive towards leadfree within Matrix Orbital is in the process. We have been in contacted with our current suppliers and they too are aware of this legislation. Engineering teams are working to comply to the new safety certification before JAN.2006. Regards, Bernadine

Thanks Dgephri, that was the kind of response I was hoping someone would respond with......

Thanks again for your assistance and helping this customer out!
Bernadine

Hello, sorry for the long delay with a reply. Dremel tools is not my expertise. I was hoping some of our customers with more experience in this area may have been able to respond but it seems not so. I hope you were able to find a solution.

Best regards,
Bernadine

Hello, concerning your USB cable question- we do sell the following 3ft USB cables: USB CABLE 3FT 3ft USB A to B USB Cable (page 1, link below) and Power Cable USB 3FT USB power cable (page 2, link below) http://www.matrixorbital.com/pages/accessories.asp?CurPage=1&CatID=5 The fan question I wil...

Hello, modifying the faceplate would be a custom design that may incur NRE fees and/or additional charges. We would not design new custom keypad overlays in house...... but I could provide you with the MFG's information if you are interested in working with them dierct on a custom design. If you wou...

Hello, the brushed aluminium overlay does not come with the keypad/button(s). The keypad overlays (buttons) are only avail. with the beige or black overlay options. Please feel free to contact me direct for additional details if you are interested in purchaseing just the brushed aluminum overlay: be...

Hello David, the LK404-AT is our only unit with the full keyboard connector capability and it is discontinued.....however, we do have some excess stock available. We will sell the LK404-AT units until the stock is depleted so please feel free to place a volume order a.s.a.p. to take care of your fut...

Hello, could you please contact me direct and we can discuss this request in more detail:
berniew@matrixorbital.ca

Regards,
Bernadine

Hello David, the MX series units are basicly designed for PC use (drive bay inserts). Some customers have designed our other units(Character displays etc) into PC applications but it may take some modding skills depending on the size etc. that you choose. The MX series units come with the choice of ...

Hello, the MX2 and MX3 series units are design to fit in 5.25 bay but the MX4 and MX5 would take up two drive bays.

Please advise if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Regards,
Bernadine

Hello, our MX series units come with a choice of overlay(Beige, black, aluminum, with/without buttons) . The silver aluminum does not come with keypad/button options. Your choices for the MX5 series are as follows: http://www.matrixorbital.com/pages/products.asp?CatID=5&mx=5 Pg1-MX500-MX504 -bei...

Hello, yes, the only difference is the display (VFD vs LCD), therefore, the LCD (MX422) would be less expensive for your needs.

Regards,
Bernadine

Hello, the MX422 and MX522 are different for there technologies. The VFD (Vaccum Florecent) unit, versus the LCD(Liquid Crystal), will have wider viewing angles and are usually used for applications with extented temperature requirements. The filter options are also useful for some outdoor applicati...