New to the forums.. hello everyone ![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So this is what I did: took apart a calculator and took out the LCD screen to see if I can get stuff to display on it. Ultimatly I want to hook it up to a paralell port and write a program to display stuff on it or somethign nice.. but I just want to get something to display on it through sending electrical charges.. no luck... I hook up a 9V (and I've tried a small watch battery) to the tiny metal parts of the sheet that leads into the LCD.. is there something I'm missing by a million miles??
Here's a pic..
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I've toyed with this for hours now.. just can't get anything, even non-sensical, to display.. any help would be great![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So this is what I did: took apart a calculator and took out the LCD screen to see if I can get stuff to display on it. Ultimatly I want to hook it up to a paralell port and write a program to display stuff on it or somethign nice.. but I just want to get something to display on it through sending electrical charges.. no luck... I hook up a 9V (and I've tried a small watch battery) to the tiny metal parts of the sheet that leads into the LCD.. is there something I'm missing by a million miles??
Here's a pic..
**broken link removed**
I've toyed with this for hours now.. just can't get anything, even non-sensical, to display.. any help would be great