Quote Originally Posted by BlondGod
I do not have the OBC, but if it has a LCD(Liquid crystal display! it sounds like the backlighting is broke and that some of the interior lights that otherwise illuminates other dials near the OBC filters through the LCD and thus makes it faintly readable. I do not know if it is possible to change the backlighting of an OBC but I would check that out first.
thanks, I think I answered my own question (I hope)!

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