I got 4 color DMDs and have had no problems that your describing.

Are they ColorDMD or Pin2DMD brands?

Post pictures please.

I have 12 ColorDMDs and have no issues. 4 are newer LCD ones from the past 2 years.

I have one for about 8 years in use on my Tom. Zero issues.

I have 40 or so ColorDMD's (LCD) and have not had an issue)

This isn’t making any sense. The LCD screens cant even do what is being described. The LED ones i think are mounted and soldered to a board so I cant see how those could fall apart with wires dangling either. Something seems fishy. Post pics if this is a serious thread.

This doesn’t seem like anything I’ve ever seen. (And I have seen about 100-200 fairly close)
You sure you didn’t buy the knock off brand? Edit-I see you said color dmd brand.

Have you contacted them directly?
I know they will respond, they are a pretty good little company.

Does PIN2DMD show up on the display when you turn on the game?

Whoa! Haven’t seen that before.

Have you contacted colordmd?
Did you buy the two that broke, close together or at the same time? I’m curious if a run of them had something bad in it.

You are in Australia, could it be some wonky-power-conversion-thing that's causing them to heat up and separate?

Those pieces that are separating are not joined as part of COLORDMD assembly: the plastic frame and LED panel come integrated as one piece from the Chinese LED panel manufacturer. Could just be a bad batch of LED panels or a batch from a cheap manufacturer.

Maybe ColorDMD would provide replacement panels: I imagine they just screw to the metal frame.

I'm surprised Dmod hasn't chimed in yet as he seems to keep tabs on topics mentioning colordmd here. He always seems to provide good support and service from what I've seen.

I even have 4 LED ColorDMD's. A local Pinsider has at least 12 of them, another friend has 6. I have installed at least 15 more LED displays at the past 2 Houston shows and none experienced this type of issue.

I would like to see a picture of the whole backside of any of those displays.

If you read the thread the op does say they are led not lcd so no reason to assume. Just sayin.

I've had the color led and swapped it around my games a few times and have not had an issue. Maybe a bad run? Were they purchased around the same time frame?

I would contact the vendor, and stop all of my own stopgap repairs. This is what I would do. They will likely respond in 24 hours so we can hear what they tell you about your issue. Specifically.

Good luck.

No reason you can't / shouldn't post information like this, what else is this forum for? You didn't unnecessarily blast ColorDMD (who I think are great and stand behind their product in my experience) and just pointed out an issue you're having which may help others that may see the same thing in the future.

Not sure I understand why you wouldn't contact ColorDMD First before a public investigation?? They are incredibly helpful people over there seems letting them know would be the first step.

No harm in asking if anyone else has seen/had this issue. I have never seen that before. I am sure ColorDMD may have a suggestion/fix. Sure they would also like to be aware of this as they stand behind their product and go out of their way to help people when needed. I would see what they say before fixing if you can. Your fix may be the best or a good option but can’t hurt to let them respond.

Has happened to two of mine. Had to crazy glue the panel back in and it leaves a tiny visible trace but not noticed when game is playing.

It might be helpful to advise Randy of the issue you experienced, to help him investigate and take any actions for new batches of devices. In the past, they have helped me out quickly and without problems when I had a few self-inflicted wounds. I am sure he would welcome hearing from you so he could correct the design or manufacturing process.

For your units, I would suggest that you consider an epoxy with some body rather than thin Cyanoacrylates (like superglue). Something with some fillers/esters or equiv in it... and perhaps the new UV cure types like: https://www.amazon.com/FlashFix-Plastic-Adhesive-Seconds-Complete/dp/B099TFPPF4/ref=asc_df_B099TFPPF4/

Never felt you posted to name and shame and I'm sure you can fix it just know they take a lot of pride in their product and would probably like to know there was an issue so they can investigate so others don't get frustrated. Wouldn't want anyone to question a typically great product for possibly just a bad batch or shipping mishap from temperature. Glad you fixed it.

I was referring to how the LED panels connect to the metal frame if you wanted to try and get replacements for the defective ones. I meant you could just get replacement LED panels and replace them yourself since they screw to the metal frame.

There's some problem with terminology because the "LED panel" generally means both that plastic frame and the array of LEDs mounted on it (the 2 pieces you find are separating), as they're always one piece (or should be, ha). What you're calling the "LED panel" is actually just a component of the "LED panel" which I'll call the "LED array". It's a bit confusing to talk about because we haven't established terms for what refers to what. So "LED panel" = "plastic frame" + "LED array".

Looks like someone else has had this problem now too. Nothing wrong with alerting others of the issue. But would suggest alerting ColorDMD also.