What solder points are being used on your Pocket out of curiosity...?
I have absolutely no clue whatsoever.. I just received it and I am not familiar with soldering at all (this reminds me I should take some time to learn)
About the resistor, I'll try to find someone in the area that can help me fix the issue, but I'll try running it with an adapter.. it's weird though, if the backlight pulls too much power, the brightness should always be the same, right? or does it have something to do with LSDj running..?
Anyway, I'll post some pics tonight.