can character backlights be made brighter?

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proto
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can character backlights be made brighter?

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Is it possible to make the LED backlight attached to a character LCD brighter?
LCD_Designs
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Re: can character backlights be made brighter?

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Yes, Character LCDs can be made brighter a few different ways.

one is to use a transmissive polarizer.

Another is to increase the LED's driving current by reducing the current limiting resistor. Note: The higher the current, the shorter the segments half-life.

what is half life? click here to find out.
https://focuslcds.com/journals/the-half ... acklights/
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