the backlight on my machine has stopped working. although I can still access the programmes if I press the right area on the screen! Can anyone help

carol, September 2008

Hi Carol,

You can purchase a LCD back light replacement kit from http://JanomeMemoryCraft.com It's a very affordable solution.

JanomeMemoryCraft, October 2015

i replaced my mums memorycraft 8000 backlight electrolumenescent panel with strands of fibreoptic fibres (taken from a cheap fibreoptic light). I stuck loads of individual fibres across a sheet of white card and used a couple of white LED's to shine light into the bundle of fibres. It was fiddly but not difficult. I used the DC supply that previously powered the inverter for the EL panel to run the LED's. For info, I'm not sure that you can just cut EL panel to size, it may need specialist manufacturing?? Anyways, the trick is to keep the whole fibre and card assembly as thin as poss to slide into the tiny gap where the EL panel was./ The hardest part was dismantling the machine and putting it all back together again !!

steve lawrence, May 2010

If you know how to repair machine and electronic stuff, or know someone know. Buy any EL backligh sheet/foil, cut it in the size you need, replace it. it'll take about 2-3 hours careful work. good luck.

pj, March 2009

Hello carol,
You need to get the machine to a Janome or New Home dealer to get to the display.

drivewithken@blueyonder.co.uk, September 2008