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Gearbest Screen Help - just a yellow wire?

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 5:45 am
by cturts
Hey,

My screen arrived!! It's perfect, I just need help now working out how I wire it only as I don't want to mess it up! ha.

So I'll be putting the 12v and gnd to the power strip? I've already read a few times in my searches that no need to mod this screen so is that right?
Then do I just do AV1? I read that it only needs one wire to the pi? I think sometimes I search so much I fry my head ha so all help appreciated :) I saw where the wires were soldered in Wermy's screen video, but can't work out if I need two wires to where he puts the white and yellow wires or just one, and in which order, one of the holes is circle and one square, would I ruin anything if I put AV1 in the wrong one?

Thanks!!

Re: Gearbest Screen Help - just a yellow wire?

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:05 am
by rodocop
Solder your yellow wire here. Its not seen here but I always solder the groud wire to the pin beside the video. Seems to help with screen static. Wire the red 5v to your power source or power strip etc.
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Ps you can use the white wire too...but you only need to use one or the other. It will default to whatever signal you have connected.