Making the LCD brighter

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sneakyazn · #1 Post by **sneakyazn** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:25 pm

I noticed on my girlfriends current x23 that the LCD is pretty dim. I know this happens with age, but I was wondering if it is possible to refurb it by putting in a new backlight or something of that nature? Anybody have any information on this or where to get the parts? I'd love to do this for her then maybe she won't steal my x31 from me. Thanks!

#2 Post by **carbon_unit** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:51 pm

http://www.lcdpart.com/doc/ccflmeasure.html
It is not the easiest thing to do but it is cheap and definately do-able.
I did one last week on a T20 and it is almost too bright.

sneakyazn · #3 Post by **sneakyazn** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:07 pm

wow, can i ask how long it took you to do? was there anything that was easily breakable in the process. I'm pretty good with computers but have never done this before so i am a bit uneasy. but bringing it to a place to have it professionaly done would prob cost a bit less than the machine itself.

#4 Post by **JHEM** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:12 pm

Given the difficulty of disassembling the relatively small LCD on the X series machines I would suggest you seriously consider just replacing the entire LCD with one from eBay.

But, if you're comfortable under the hood working in tight quarters give replacing the backlight a shot, just take your time and don't force anything.

Regards,

James

#5 Post by **carbon_unit** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:23 pm

JHEM hit the nail on the head.
It is not a job for the light hearted.
If you are not comfortable working with small, delicate parts that fit tightly together in very little space or you are not good at soldering very small wires quickly then just replace the entire LCD display.
If you are adventerous then gamble $20.00 and see what happens.

sneakyazn · #6 Post by **sneakyazn** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:10 pm

oh wow, it requires soldering? well that answers that. i suck at soldering and would probably end up either burnt, or soldering myself to the computer. thanks for the input

#7 Post by **JHEM** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:26 pm

sneakyazn wrote:oh wow, it requires soldering?

Yes, and on very fine leads!

Replacing the LCD is just screws, plugs and sockets.

Regards,

James

egibbs · #8 Post by **egibbs** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:09 am

carbon_unit wrote:http://www.lcdpart.com/doc/ccflmeasure.html

Wow! When I first became a training intructor my boss told me if you couldn't spend 45 minutes talking about a light bulb, you had no business being an instructor...

"The CCFL in simplest terms is a gas-discharge light source, which produces its output from a stimulated phosphor coating inside the glass lamp envelope. A CCFL can be described as a transducer converting electrical energy into light energy...."

It's a light bulb Jim!

Ed Gibbs

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