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sciSci 10/12/2014 at 02:210 Comments

Quick update;

The vinyl arrived, I marked the rough boundries then used the old entryphone frame as a template to cut out the screen area.

I then left post-it notes upside-down in the corners of the LCD and laid the fascia over the top. This left the post-its stuck to the fascia and provided me with a guide on where to get the corners to line up. There were a few small bubbles from motes of dust getting trapped under, but pricking them with a scalpel worked to deflate them.

Then I put some double-sided tape on the frame and pressed it all together.

I had to swap a couple of screws out for shorter ones that were a little proud of the surface, and added split-washers to the LCD retaining clips to reduce strain. I'll add some locktite to them once I'm sure it's all as I want it.

Next I've got to tidy up the wires and hotglue the screen controls in place. Then it'll be nice and tidy and I can take my time with it.

Honestly the hardest part of this stage was constantly wiping dust and fingerprints off every polished surface.

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