Thanks Sean, Sounds like a 200ohm pot in series with the original resistor might work but I can't get one here. I do have an assortment of resistors on board though. I'll try putting in a 100 ohm and see how that goes. Doesn't running LEDs on low voltage kill them pretty quick though?
New hat sounds great, will it be a plug and play upgrade for older tinypilots? I noticed the 5110 screens are available with red led light, maybe easier to swap the whole screen than change the leds. It would be great if you could source 5110 screen with red light to use from the start on future tinypilots. White light has no place on a boat at sea and can be dangerous if the watchkeeper can't see properly.
Wdee: that was our first idea. We managed to find a red plastic document folder in the canaries and cut bits out to stick over the display. The white light is so bright that the screen becomes unreadable if we use enough layers of red film to reduce the brightness significantly.
New hat sounds great, will it be a plug and play upgrade for older tinypilots? I noticed the 5110 screens are available with red led light, maybe easier to swap the whole screen than change the leds. It would be great if you could source 5110 screen with red light to use from the start on future tinypilots. White light has no place on a boat at sea and can be dangerous if the watchkeeper can't see properly.
Wdee: that was our first idea. We managed to find a red plastic document folder in the canaries and cut bits out to stick over the display. The white light is so bright that the screen becomes unreadable if we use enough layers of red film to reduce the brightness significantly.