1500, 2000mah, OK; Now how about a Better Backlight?

[Pennhaven]

I am still pleased with my iQue purchase after 2 1/2 years, especially now with my new upgraded battery and larger memory card. But if the iQue still has a significant flaw it is the screen brightness, which easily washes out in the car on a sunny day. Is anyone here (Hint: Paul ) up to the challenge of experimenting with replacing the original equipment backlight with a more powerful one? Now that is another upgrade I would gladly pay for.

[paul6347]

I'm not sure if it's the screen brightness or the screen type that makes the screen washout in direct sunlight. I could machine Garmin Hoods, but I don't think there much of a demand. Or is there?

Paul

[apersson850]

How much do you want to pay?
The iQue 3600a will give you exactly that, a better display and a backlight, which at half throttle is about as the backlight in 3600.
2.5 times the memory and all the aviation-related functions is a bonus, for twice the cost or so. Oh yeah, you get the flight cradle as well.

[TNT]

What is the chance of substituting leds for the battery killing back light in Betty?

[paul6347]

What is the chance of substituting leds for the battery killing back light in Betty?

The backlight in Betty is made by 10 white LED's.

[Pennhaven]

I did not know that the 3600a had a much brighter screen than the 3600, but it certainly makes sense that it should, if it is to be relied on for navigating a plane. But my desire for a brighter screen is not nearly so strong that I want to pay the price of a 3600a. The obvious question though is how does the 3600a screen & back light design differ from the 3600? If it is just a question of more or brighter LEDs, perhaps a fairly inexpensive modification to the 3600 is possible.

[apersson850]

No, it's not that easy. It's another display all together, not just a brighter backlight.

[rwsmith123]

The backlight in Betty is made by 10 white LED's.

Just find a way to substitute a few of those LED's with a couple of 5 watt luxeon LED's!
http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/Luxeon.htm

P.S.
I have a flashlight with a 1 watt LED and it's almost too bright to look directly at it.

[KOBO]

One would wonder though if the more powerfull LEDs would then reverse the benifit of the more powerfull battery. in other words, would the brighter screen leave you again with a unit with sucky battery life?

K

[rwsmith123]

Probably, but I was just joking. I don't think they would fit, and if they did, they would proably melt the screen.