> Just out of interest how much current does an LCD draw?

Very little.  They look mostly like capacitors.  One gotcha is that they
have to be run with AC, 20 to 100Hz usually.  An average DC component will
damage them.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts
(978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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