A teeny tiny LED light for my un-lit screen?

April 25, 2018 2:48 AM

So I just bought a new oven/microwave combo, and so far it's great. But one little detail I didn't think about nor did I notice when I bought it: the LCD screen is not backlit, so it's a little hard to see. How can I illuminate the screen so it's easier to see?

I'm thinking with a teeny tiny LED light, maybe a strip around the perimeter. It's a small rectangular screen, maybe two inches wide by one high. Or maybe a teeny tiny spotlight of some kind.

Any ideas to light up this unlit screen?

posted by zardoz to Home & Garden (8 answers total)

Is there anyplace nearby to clip a small reading light?
posted by Thorzdad at 5:03 AM on April 25, 2018

Response by poster: Yeah, a reading light was about all I could think of. Just wondered if there were some product that could fix this.
posted by zardoz at 5:33 AM on April 25, 2018

If it came with an instruction booklet, check in it. Google for other customers' experiences.
posted by Carol Anne at 5:59 AM on April 25, 2018

Are you sure it's not supposed to be backlit, but is not working? Sometimes it's hard to tell. I would call the mfr and ask.
posted by H21 at 6:07 AM on April 25, 2018 [1 favorite]

Yeah, I am thinking it's busted. Even cheap small appliances with LCD screens have backlights.
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:09 AM on April 25, 2018

White LED, coin battery, blu-tac? Google 'LED throwie'. (NB: cheap-arse, possibly ugly solution)
posted by pompomtom at 6:47 AM on April 25, 2018 [1 favorite]

I suspect it's broken, and I would check. If borked, return/ replace.
posted by theora55 at 8:36 AM on April 25, 2018

Response by poster: LOL thanks all, but the screen is indeed not backlit. Of course I see that now in all the Amazon reviews--the one thing people complain about is that screen. Sharp was just being cheap I guess.
posted by zardoz at 1:27 PM on April 25, 2018 [1 favorite]