Re: IIc Flat Panel Display

[Brian <bpicchi@gmail.com>]

On Jun 2, 2:29 pm, Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> <giorgio.morocu...@alice.it> wrote:
> > Il Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:45:47 -0500, Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com>
> > ha scritto:
>
> >> Wayne Stewart <waynejstew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> I have a couple. The only place where they're really easily readable
> >>> is outside in sunlight
>
> >> Has anyone ever opened one up and played with the LCD bias?
>
> > And there are some schematics?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Giorgio
>
> > Apple II and Apple III forever !!!
>
> It should be quite easy even without schematics.
>
> But after posting, I realized that a panel of this vintage probably has a
> bias adjustment, labelled "contrast" or something similar. If this control
> can change the display from "off" to "black", then that's all that bias can
> do. If it is all the way at one end for best display, then changing the
> bias range could make a real improvement.
>
> The next thing to try is more drive, but that's harder to do.
>
> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II:http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon

Has anyone ever attempted to install backlighting on it similar to
other LCD flat screen hacks like the HP 100/200LX.