Thread: I found a SHARP LCD

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Originally Posted by Seraph

I was digging through my pile of junks and I found a Sharp LCD that I used ages ago. I recall burning out the controller board though but LCD is fine. It says LQ6BN01 on the LCD. How do I go about finding the right controller?

Thanks

L

well.. first off, what kind of connection is on the back? is it a 31 pin connection (hirose)? or is it a ~20 pin flat ribbon connection?

if it is the 31 pin connection, then you my friend will need a controller card. that is where it gets expensive.

if it is the ~20 pin ribbon cable connection, then you will not need a controller card. in that case the screen will be a composite screen, and you will be able to feed it video from an rca cable.

i suspect it is a composite screen, as i have 2 sharp lq6nc02 screens, and they are composite. if you need any help, i can see what i can do for assisting in hooking it up.

~Mike

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Originally Posted by Seraph

It has a 20 pin ribbon. What do I do to get it to work.

L

alright... making the BIG assumption that the pinouts are the same...

check this page. Pinouts

there you should see the requirements for hooking up a lq6nc02.

WARNING I DONT KNOW IF THESE ARE THE SAME PINOUTS. typically sharp has the same pinouts across models, but i dont want to be blamed if anything bites the dust.

all you really need to hook up is the +5V, -8V, ground, and input. all the adjustments are by potentiometer, and are not really needed to run the screen.

the -8V might be the hard one to get... i might have a solution at home. the board that i got for mine came with a chip for this... i'll see if i can figure out what it is.

also, this screen may have the capability to run off component input. but not at full component resolution (obviously)

Good luck

~Mike