Repairing a BURNT Pocket LCD (And Installing a Backlight)
Channel: makho
Date: 21/05/2020

Do you have a Pocket with a black circle in the middle of the screen? Well, the screen itself isn't necessarily done, you just need to replace one or both polarizers. If you have to replace the rear polarizer too, you will have to backlight the LCD since removing the rear polarizer will also remove the passive light reflector and those aren't available aftermarket.

Installing a replacement LCD is probably a lot easier (albeit more expensive) but that option only recently became available. 

Take a look at this reddit thread here for the wiring method I used on the backlight panel: https://www.reddit.com/r/Koji_Kendo/comments/62j5ga/mgb_backlit_lcd_screen_single_piece_module/

These are the specific backlight kits I bought: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32885388653.html
Though there are better panels out there. The process is identical regardless of what panel you are using though some panels will have the resistor already built in (these ones do not). I've heard good things about the handheldlegend backlights but due to some ethical concerns I'm not going to dignify them with a link. 

Extra cheap polarizers: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000590638808.html