MOD: Ender 3 LCD Backlight On/Off
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MOD: Ender 3 LCD Backlight On/Off
Mod for display light on/off wile printing at night. Now You can turn off backlight.
Materials and Tools:
Soldering skills required.
Materials:
• A mini-switch on/off
• 10cm jumper wire
• A resistor, can use <100 ohms , originally was 47 ohms . bigger nominal dims more screen light.
Tools:
• A soldering iron
• A wire clipper
Remove Resistor
Remove resistor from lcd board. Indicated red circle
New Resistor
Take your new resistor of fewer than 100 ohms.
A higher value allows the LCD screen to darken.
I chose my almost 100 ohms. now the lighting on my screen is softened it was.
And get soldered on the board.
Switch and Wire
Soldier wires on the switch.
Resistor and Wire
Solder wires to the resistor.
Job Done
Assembling the screen back .
And now you can on/off your screen light.
And now you can on/off your screen light.