SCTV Clock Assembly Manual
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The next part is the tricky part. Unplug the clock and set it on the bench pointing sideways.
Place the tabs on the center section of the cup into the slots at the top of the rear face of the clock. Insert
a screw into the top hole in the rear face so that it engages the nut. Don’t tighten it, just catch the
threads.
The objective is to convince all the tabs to engage in all the slots. The plastic is fragile, so don’t squeeze
it. Instead, use a small slot screwdriver to guide each tab into its slot as you go around the cup.
The tabs on the bottom all must be engaged at the same time, since the cap holds the two halves of the
bottom part at the same distance from the rear face. With some patience, it can be done. Just think of
how much money you’re saving by building the clock yourself.
After the cup is installed in all the tabs, carefully install screws from the inside of the rear face. Do the
two sides first if possible. Then do the remaining screws. If a nut fell out earlier, now is the time to
install it. It can be inserted carefully into the slot with long-nose pliers with the clock oriented so that
you’re working on the side of the cup. Don’t push the nut in too far, or it will fall in and you’ll have to
start over. Think about childhood board games such as Operation.
Remove the painter’s tape from the cup.
Installing the cover
The cover piece is the large flexible plastic piece. It also needs to have its paper coating removed using
tape. The procedure is the same as for the cup.
The cover is installed by setting it on a cloth towel and placing the clock upside-down over the center of
the cover so that the two tabs fit into the slots. Orient the cover so that one end is facing you.
Place the clock upside-down onto the cover, so that the two tabs on the top of the clock engage the two
slots in the center of the cover. You may need to gently press the clock faces apart form or towards each
other to get both tabs engaged.
Lift up on the end of the cover that is facing you and gently pull it up to fit over the tabs in the sides of
the faces. The cover will need to be stretched a small amount, as it is made a bit short in order to fit
tightly.
When doing the following steps, be careful to press only on the larger pieces of plastic in the cover
instead of pushing on the narrow, slotted areas. This is to prevent any of the narrow pieces of the cover
from breaking.
Once the side is engaged, gently guide the two ends of the narrow strip in the cover over the two tabs in
the faces that are angled near the bottom of the clock. These will both engage, allowing the final fitting
of the end of the cover over the four large tabs. This requires a gentle push inward and downward on the
bottom edge of the cover piece, to tuck it under the tabs. Pay attention to the angled tabs to be sure they
don’t fall out. Take your time. The cover will fit, but it requires pushing the edge down to allow all four
big tabs on the base to fit into the big square holes in the cover.
After the four large tabs have slipped into the cover, install two screws in the holes there and gently
tighten them while applying pressure on the cover to hold it straight against the base.
Without lifting the clock, rotate the cloth on the bench so that the other side of the clock faces you.
Repeat the procedure to install the other side of the cover. Install the screws after the cover snaps into
place.
Congratulations, you have built a Scope Clock!
