Repairing Alarm Clock Clock Projector Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          30 minutes            

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• Repairing Alarm Clock Clock Projector
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Introduction

Suspecting that issue could be related to some poor electrical contact I decided to try to repair it

What you need

Step 1

              The issue               

• The Problem: here I should read 12:47

The Problem: here I should read 12:47

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Step 2

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

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

Step 3

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

Removes the back panel, taking care of the other plastic snaps

The projector and its optics is shown in the blue square

Step 4

              The optics               

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

cables are tied together with a simple ribbon, in general the inner construction seems very cheap

The Projector is made of three parts:

A red LED

The display with its controller

the lens with focus mechanics

All parts are kept by tiny screws that you have to remove

Take extra caution when handling the display, the flat cable is very weak and can be damaged by improper handling

Step 5

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

Carefully remove display from its supporting frame

The issue should be ralated to flat cable connecting display to controller

Step 6

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

Verify that moving the flat the display returns to work

put a stiffner on controller side and close to the display

if everything is working, reassemble the clock by doing the steps in reverse order

Step 7

• Problem solved.

Problem solved.

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

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eacoch - Nov 26, 2016

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The clock projection displays only partial numbers.one number is missing. The face on the clock displays perfect. It’s just The projection on the wall that’s missing a digit

serena williams - Dec 29, 2016

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my Peakeep clock keeps the correct time but you can’t see the time clearly. It’s as if the light is turned off.

Adam - Jan 13, 2017

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Thank you for this post! It was the exact starting point to fix my projection clock which was looking dull and had lost a few segments. While the addition of supporting tape helped for a short period, doing it again in conjunction with Step 6 of the following link (http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-r…) - Applying heat - to the ribbon contact points was the ticket that restored my projection clock functionality.

Andrea Gangemi - Jun 18, 2018

Hi Adam, glad to helped you

mandzb87 - Feb 21, 2020

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The display on my clock is missing parts of a number but project correct time , help ?