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Step 32Installing the Components - Screen
What you need:
The screen
4 small screws that fit in the PSone screen's holes
Sharpie (any color)
Drill with small bit
This is it! You're really close to being done now. Aren't you excited? I am, 'cause I'm almost done writing this Instructable! Do you know how much work it was!? I started this about 3 months ago and worked on it several times a week! It took forever, man!
Ahem. Now is the part where you install everything inside of the case. I started with the screen, because it was the lowest part in the case.
MAKE VOLUME AND BRIGHTNESS BUTTONS
You need to make buttons for the brightness control and the volume control. I used some old Radioshack switches I had laying around, and pulled out the red button part. See picture one.
I glued them to small pieces of gift card, then glued those to the screen. See pictures two and three.
CLEAN THE PLASTIC
Take a damp paper towel and wipe off the inside of the plastic where you are going to put the screen, then dry it off. You want this part to be completely free of dust and debris, or it will show up later. You might want to wipe down the actual screen also. Of course, this is assuming you are using a transparent case. If you aren't, you'll have to cut a hole for the screen.
PLACE SCREEN AND MARK HOLES
Measure with a ruler (or eyeball it like I did) to find the center of your case and place the screen there. Make sure it it's not at an angle. You don't want the screen to be crooked!
Using the Sharpie, mark where each of the four holes are. Try to get it as exact as you can. Make sure you also mark where the button holes are.
DRILL HOLES FOR SCREWS AND BUTTONS
Using the smallest drill bit you have, drill right where you marked with that Sharpie. If the hole is too small, go to the next drill bit size. You only want to make the holes as big as your screws, maybe half a millimeter larger. Then drill the holes for the screen buttons, in the same manner as above.
SCREW IN THE SCREEN
Screw your screen in. Don't do it too tightly, other you'll cause unnecessary bending of the motherboard. Just tighten all the screws in succession, and check that the board is flat. Just hand tighten the screws.
CHECK FOR DUST UNDER THE SCREEN
Flip the case over and check if there is anything (dust, plastic shards, etc) under the screen. If there is, and it's big enough to bother you, then take it back apart and clean the plastic. Don't mistake debris on the outside for debris on the inside!
The screen
4 small screws that fit in the PSone screen's holes
Sharpie (any color)
Drill with small bit
This is it! You're really close to being done now. Aren't you excited? I am, 'cause I'm almost done writing this Instructable! Do you know how much work it was!? I started this about 3 months ago and worked on it several times a week! It took forever, man!
Ahem. Now is the part where you install everything inside of the case. I started with the screen, because it was the lowest part in the case.
MAKE VOLUME AND BRIGHTNESS BUTTONS
You need to make buttons for the brightness control and the volume control. I used some old Radioshack switches I had laying around, and pulled out the red button part. See picture one.
I glued them to small pieces of gift card, then glued those to the screen. See pictures two and three.
CLEAN THE PLASTIC
Take a damp paper towel and wipe off the inside of the plastic where you are going to put the screen, then dry it off. You want this part to be completely free of dust and debris, or it will show up later. You might want to wipe down the actual screen also. Of course, this is assuming you are using a transparent case. If you aren't, you'll have to cut a hole for the screen.
PLACE SCREEN AND MARK HOLES
Measure with a ruler (or eyeball it like I did) to find the center of your case and place the screen there. Make sure it it's not at an angle. You don't want the screen to be crooked!
Using the Sharpie, mark where each of the four holes are. Try to get it as exact as you can. Make sure you also mark where the button holes are.
DRILL HOLES FOR SCREWS AND BUTTONS
Using the smallest drill bit you have, drill right where you marked with that Sharpie. If the hole is too small, go to the next drill bit size. You only want to make the holes as big as your screws, maybe half a millimeter larger. Then drill the holes for the screen buttons, in the same manner as above.
SCREW IN THE SCREEN
Screw your screen in. Don't do it too tightly, other you'll cause unnecessary bending of the motherboard. Just tighten all the screws in succession, and check that the board is flat. Just hand tighten the screws.
CHECK FOR DUST UNDER THE SCREEN
Flip the case over and check if there is anything (dust, plastic shards, etc) under the screen. If there is, and it's big enough to bother you, then take it back apart and clean the plastic. Don't mistake debris on the outside for debris on the inside!
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