Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

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Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Speaker
  • 6 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 7 steps
  • Tuning Wheel
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Reaching the battery terminal.               
  • Push down on the clip to release pressure. The pull off the plastic cover.

Push down on the clip to release pressure. The pull off the plastic cover.

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Step 2

              Replacing the battery               
  • Remove the 9-volt battery from the battery terminal.

Remove the 9-volt battery from the battery terminal.

Step 3

              Getting inside the device.               
  • Take out the six screws located on the back of the device.
  • The red screws are 10 mm Phillip’s #1. The orange screws are 13 mm Phillips #1.
  • Three screws are located on the back panel. One is located inside the battery carriage.
  • Two screws are located on the on the back panel on the bottom left and right side.

Take out the six screws located on the back of the device.

The red screws are 10 mm Phillip’s #1. The orange screws are 13 mm Phillips #1.

Three screws are located on the back panel. One is located inside the battery carriage.

Two screws are located on the on the back panel on the bottom left and right side.

Step 4

              Relieve extension cord tension.               
  • Remove the 10 mm Phillip’s #1 screw.
  • Then remove the metal reinforcement.

Remove the 10 mm Phillip’s #1 screw.

Then remove the metal reinforcement.

Step 5

  • Using flathead screwdriver undo the release tabs.

Using flathead screwdriver undo the release tabs.

Step 6

  • Pry the release tabs with a spudger.
  • Start with back of the device on the topside.

Pry the release tabs with a spudger.

Start with back of the device on the topside.

Step 7

  • Pry open both tabs to remove the topside of the clock.

Pry open both tabs to remove the topside of the clock.

Step 8

              Speaker Replacement               
  • Remove the two 10mm Phillip’s #1 screws. Also remove the two reinforcements holding the speaker in place.

Remove the two 10mm Phillip’s #1 screws. Also remove the two reinforcements holding the speaker in place.

Step 9

              Motherboard               
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Step 10

              Removing the top part of motherboard               
  • Remove the top 5 10mm Phillips #1 screws holding the top part of the motherboard

Remove the top 5 10mm Phillips #1 screws holding the top part of the motherboard

Step 11

              Removing the side part of motherboard               
  • Remove the 5 10mm Phillip’s #1 screws that holding side part of the motherboard

Remove the 5 10mm Phillip’s #1 screws that holding side part of the motherboard

Step 12

  • Remove the transformer by pulling back the release tab shown.

Remove the transformer by pulling back the release tab shown.

Step 13

  • Pull the battery terminal through the whole shown.

Pull the battery terminal through the whole shown.

Step 14

              Lift the digital screen               
  • First release the latch highlighted in the picture. Then grab the screen by the bottom and lift it up.

First release the latch highlighted in the picture. Then grab the screen by the bottom and lift it up.

Step 15

              Lift the top piece of motherboard               
  • Remove the motherboard from the frame using the illustration shown.

Remove the motherboard from the frame using the illustration shown.

Step 16

              Replacing the tuning wheel               
  • Tuning wheel, lift it up and replace it with a new one.

Tuning wheel, lift it up and replace it with a new one.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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