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thanks, but it doesn't work: setting if (displaycounter % lightval < 3 ) { would lead to weird display refresh misbehavior, especially with the 4th digit any other ideas on...

thanks a lot, this seems to be doing the trick. would setting the value to 1 make it even darker then?

Sounds like a plan- did just that and pretty happy with the results - the display is now a tad dim for some, but should not be a distraction at...