Yup that did it, thanks! Didn't think it would be necessary to connect the input to see it light up.

No I didn't have any luck getting it to work before the mod either. When testing before the mod I also did not connect the yellow or white wire though. (Meant to put that in the original post... Thanks for bringing it up!) Likely a faulty unit, but I'd like to spend a bit more time testing before or...

I purchased a BW screen and ended up with BW variant #8 . I moved the red cable according to the image on that page and hooked the screen up to a 5V power supply; however, the screen did not light up and does not appear to be working. I did a few minor tests to see if my new solder joints were good,...