Assembly Step 30 – Test fit displays
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[Alpha Clock Five Assembly Guide]
Note that the LED labels should be oriented as
shown, towards the side with the angle brackets.
Test
fi
t the displays in place before soldering,
to make sure that they
fi
t together and that
the pins are aligned nicely.
The socketed LED displays will go in locations
LD1-LD5, on the back side of the circuit board.
If the displays do not sit neatly, go back and make sure that
(1) The LED pins are straight and vertical (Step 28) and
(2) The sockets are fully seated (Step 29).
With all of the LED displays sitting in place, check
that the front faces are reasonably level, and that the
gaps between the displays are relatively uniform.