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Old 05-18-2004, 08:15 PM   #5
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Yes I did this with a small reed relay on my old laptop system. I believe I had the relay coil wired to 5V, and the other side to the PIC output. The contacts of the relay switched the screen on/off, and it was isolated from the ITPS. Worked for me but I'm not an EE.
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