Chaps,
I know it's a common problem, but the LCD screen in the clock in my S2 has cracked, and is bleeding. It still works, but look unsightly.
I have taken the clock out, and dismantled it, and the screen itself is easy to remove. (This is good!) It isn't soldered in, and if a new item could be procured it would be replaced very easily .. the snag is that I can't identify the screen itself. It has no identifying marks on it at all, anywhere, and is not of a common size. (There is a faint possibility that it may be the same size screen as is in a Mk1 Golf, but I don't have a Mk1 Golf screen here to compare it with precisely, and it seems that Mk1 Golf screens are not exactly in common supply either!) I have contacted VDO (who made the clocK) to try and find information from them, but they were downright unhelpful.
So, what next. I understand that you can replace them with a tempterature display from a 968, but this is very expensive - the temperature display units are as expensive as new clocks (unless anyone knows a good source of them second-hand.)
What has anyone else done when their clock has gone west? Any suggestions?
My current idea is to fit a small analogue clock there. I am looking at VDO items, and the standard one is a little bit big, but may fit. Perhaps. Does anyone know if there is a VDO-esque clock with a (body) diameter of less than 5cm?
Oli.
I know it's a common problem, but the LCD screen in the clock in my S2 has cracked, and is bleeding. It still works, but look unsightly.
I have taken the clock out, and dismantled it, and the screen itself is easy to remove. (This is good!) It isn't soldered in, and if a new item could be procured it would be replaced very easily .. the snag is that I can't identify the screen itself. It has no identifying marks on it at all, anywhere, and is not of a common size. (There is a faint possibility that it may be the same size screen as is in a Mk1 Golf, but I don't have a Mk1 Golf screen here to compare it with precisely, and it seems that Mk1 Golf screens are not exactly in common supply either!) I have contacted VDO (who made the clocK) to try and find information from them, but they were downright unhelpful.
So, what next. I understand that you can replace them with a tempterature display from a 968, but this is very expensive - the temperature display units are as expensive as new clocks (unless anyone knows a good source of them second-hand.)
What has anyone else done when their clock has gone west? Any suggestions?
My current idea is to fit a small analogue clock there. I am looking at VDO items, and the standard one is a little bit big, but may fit. Perhaps. Does anyone know if there is a VDO-esque clock with a (body) diameter of less than 5cm?
Oli.
], hides it a treat until I find a replacement and the clock on the CD player does the trick in the meantime
