OP
poheZ
well, he did not mention that. The new coms board came with sockets on it (old generation) instead of a terminal strip so i could not replace it as i could not connect the lcd light supply to the new board without a plug! You would have thought he knew that no?
existing 'faulty board'
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/poheZx/DSCF2006.jpg
replacement board with sockets
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/poheZx/DSCF2007.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/poheZx/DSCF2008.jpg
existing 'faulty board'
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/poheZx/DSCF2006.jpg
replacement board with sockets
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/poheZx/DSCF2007.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/poheZx/DSCF2008.jpg