Is it just my commander or do all of them suffer from the poor backlit display?

I am wanting to increase the brightness as mine is set to max and is still poor.

Anyone done this?


Cheers,

Wayne.

 

Mine's the same - Not particularly visable in sunlight.

Shame they didn't make it with a VFD - would have looked much better.

Unless you're an electronics wiz and can replace the LCD, i shouldn't think there's much you can do with it?

 

Had mine in bits today to see if additional LED's can be installed. The OEM LED is a massive one, the same size as the screen. I cant see any way of mounting new LED's due to the connections for the screen running on 3 sides.

The LED itself is very easy to remove though. I may have a look at RS to see what can be done to improve this shoddy design.

Wayne.

 

If it is a back lit lcd display, changing the small lamp for a slightly higher current lamp will improve brightness. You have to be careful that you dont go overboard with increasing the brightness due to extra heat being given off from the lamp.

 

Keep me posted on how you get on...

I'd like to improve mine too.

Someone over on RX7 Club managed to get their screen to display in blue/white...This might be of interest to you...

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=224694

Regards

Richard

 

Thought it was a LCD screen ... yeah I lose most of the display visibility in sunlight and mine is dead ahead of me behind steering wheel!
Same with my Origin b2 too!

 

Right then, CPC and RS do a replacement panel for this type of LCD lighting. I will be taking the commander apart later to find out the dimensions before I order a couple. They cost £12 ish each, so not too bad.

I am thinking about separating the screen from the keypad anyway to make a Din size display with the buttons to the side. I may use a 5v supply sourced from the side lights to power the LED independantly. We will see.

Wayne.

 

I guess you already know this but if you look in ETC you can change the contrast and brightness of the display. Helps a little bit.

Dave.

 

Sign me up to this one, they are cr@p during the day. Nice to keep tabs on they Knock bar & inj duty and be able to see it. Best of luck.

 

Ok, I have found what I think I need for this little project.

The link below shows the type of backlight needed, but they dont seem to do the correct size.

The one needed for the FC Commander is 70x37mm and is 2mm thick. Anyone know where to get these from before I start pestering CPC/Farnell. A range of colours would also be good.

Wayne.

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSea...=SC02166&N=411

 

RS do a product that will help my little project but wont let you keep the commander in one piece.

Its an electroluminescent sheet with a 12v inverter.

part numbers are

267-8734 for the sheet

267-8857 for the inverter