can a LED backlight replace a EL backlight

[quickturn]

On a character LCD, can a LED backlight be an equivlant drop in for a EL backlight?

[hawktron]

EL backlights are not 100% swappable with LED backlights. EL are AC driven and LED are DC driven. EL is rare to find in LCDs and not advised for new product designs. Here is an article about EL backlights <https://focuslcds.com/journals/el-backl ... ting-edge/>

If you need a LCD with a backlight to be thin, use edge lit and a reflective polarizer.

[LCD_Designs]

Nope, EL and LED are not interchangable.