Repairing Alarm Clock Clock Projector

ID: 40804

Description: After several years, the clock projector of my...

Steps:

1. The Problem: here I should read 12:47

2. After removing the 2 screws on the bottom, carefully open the bottom frame, see location of the plastic snaps snaps

3. Removes the back panel, taking care of the other plastic snaps
4. The projector and its optics is shown in the blue square

5. cables are tied together with a simple ribbon, in general the inner construction seems very cheap
6. The Projector is made of three parts:
7. A red LED
8. The display with its controller
9. the lens with focus mechanics
10. All parts are kept by tiny screws that you have to remove
11. Take extra caution when handling the display, the flat cable is very weak and can be damaged by improper handling

12. Carefully remove display from its supporting frame
13. The issue should be ralated to flat cable connecting display to controller

14. Verify that moving the flat the display returns to work
15. put a stiffner on controller side and close to the display
16. if everything is working, reassemble the clock by doing the steps in reverse order

17. Problem solved.