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LYNX-I LCD Replacement MOD REV3.0
ATTENTION ! Installing the LCD replacement is on your own risk! Your LYNX-I could be damaged,
if you are not able to do this modification!
Liability impossible!
Required materials:
LYNX-kit, VGA connector with screws, 4 plastic screws, 11 wires round about 12 cm (5 inches),
8 small wires of 2 cm (1 inch)
1. Step: Remove not needed Parts and 5 Volt check
2. Step: VGA connector (if needed)
Connect the pins 6, 7 and 8 together.
Solder 6 wires to the pins 1, 2, 3, 13,
14 and (6, 7, 8) to the VGA connector.
!!! Use hot glue for the internal screws of VGA connector. Otherwise the screws may cause short circuit !!!
Quick Guide
ATTENTION ! Make sure that all power is off. Disconnect ALL cables.
NOTE: The copper plane of the LYNX-I PCB is NOT GND, but 5 Volt !!!
1. Remove POWER MODULE
2. Remove Q9 transistor and R73 resistor !!!
3. REMOVE R34 and R59 resistors.
4. Remove LCD; pull off the FPC carefully from the PCB like tape
5. Remove F1 and F2 fuses and CFL lamp
(see picture below)
!!! Now check the 5 Volt with a voltmeter on VCC point (see 3rd step). If the
voltage exceeds 5.45 Volt, repair your LYNX ! Otherwise the LYNX mod will
be damaged !!! (For testing you need to insert a cartridge!)
After that you solder the other side of
the wires to the LYNX mod.
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Table of Contents
Summary of Contents for McWill LYNX-I
- Page 1 LYNX-I LCD Replacement MOD REV3.0 Quick Guide ATTENTION ! Installing the LCD replacement is on your own risk! Your LYNX-I could be damaged, if you are not able to do this modification! Liability impossible! Required materials: LYNX-kit, VGA connector with screws, 4 plastic screws, 11 wires round about 12 cm (5 inches), 8 small wires of 2 cm (1 inch) 1.
- Page 2 3. Step: Power and backlight button Now solder one wire to VCC (+5 Volt) and one wire to GND (Ground). Power (VCC and GND) For controlling the backlight by thumbwheel you have to solder 2 wires from the thumbwheel pad 1 and pad 2 to the square pads of BL. Otherwise solder a solder blob onto BL.
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