- Joined
- Oct 9, 2001
- Location
- Dundalk, Ireland
Hey all,
I just performed this mod and it works brilliantly!
However:
The guide Philip posted doesn't cater for BACKLIT LCDs.
Please be aware that if you buy a backlit LCD, like white and blue etc, there will be an additional 2 pins on the LCD, 15 and 16.
These pins, 15 and 16, should be connected to the 5v line and the ground line of a molex repectively and are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY if you want your backlit LCD to light up and operate correctly. The LCD cannot draw enough current from PIN 2 alone to light the LCD. (I simply connected pin 2 and pin 15 on the LCD to the same 5v line).
Another thing not included in the original guide is that the pin 3 on the LCD has to be connected to the ground if the LCD is to work (So i found anyway).
Hope this helps any confused parties out there...
I just performed this mod and it works brilliantly!
However:
The guide Philip posted doesn't cater for BACKLIT LCDs.
Please be aware that if you buy a backlit LCD, like white and blue etc, there will be an additional 2 pins on the LCD, 15 and 16.
These pins, 15 and 16, should be connected to the 5v line and the ground line of a molex repectively and are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY if you want your backlit LCD to light up and operate correctly. The LCD cannot draw enough current from PIN 2 alone to light the LCD. (I simply connected pin 2 and pin 15 on the LCD to the same 5v line).
Another thing not included in the original guide is that the pin 3 on the LCD has to be connected to the ground if the LCD is to work (So i found anyway).
Hope this helps any confused parties out there...