chewy747

on the diagram from http://skylab.org/~chugga/mpegbox/files/lcd.GIF

What does the line coming off the 100 mean? The one that comes off the center pin and goes to the bottom pin.

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henriktha

It's a 100 Ohm pot ;-)

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chewy747

Do I need to solder a wire from one side to the middle of the pot?

GWRedDragon

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Superduck

I think there's a bit too much "pot" going around, if you know what I mean...

I found these links to be much more useful than that diagram. Two of the best tutorials (in my opinion) are:
IceHardware
and
this one

Hopefully one of those will explain it for you.

Whether you need a potentiometer will depend on whether you want to be able to adjust the backlight. You could wire in a switch to change between full power and half power for day/night use, or just use the pot to adjust it to a comfortable level. Either way, check the specs on your LCD. I found my LCD needed 4.4v, while one of the sites said straight 5v is okay. Had I wired it that way, I would have fried the backlight. Check and double-check your specs. I've even had two LCD's from the same manufacturer use different specs.

Good luck,

Kris

chewy747

thanks! great links! sorry about the stupid question just a little new

Marsupial

linking the 2 pins of the potentiometer turns the pot into a rheostat, but it should not be required for correct operation.

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