Part 2...changing the color of the tripminder clock!

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Part 2...changing the color of the tripminder clock!

January 15, 2007, 12:45:27 AM

So yeah I posted about changing the color of the needles...

Found out today that you can probably change the color of your tripminder clock too if you're tired of the green (I know I am).

I pulled mine out and opened the case, noticed that the circuit board for the clock was held to the face with four tiny little hex-head screws. Took those out, and once you do you can see the green cover plate they put over the clock face itself.

The actual front of the clock is two pieces, you can drill out four little plastic things where they "melted" it together to hold it, and it all comes apart and the green cover comes out (be aware that the buttons and their springs will all come out too, so be careful).

Right now I'm trying to find something bluish in color to use in place of the factory green piece (which is pretty dark, it looks about as dark as welding goggles). I think I will try spraying some transparent blue paint I have onto some clear plastic and trying that, unless anybody has any ideas for places I could get some fairly dark, transparent blue plastic or film? (I suppose I could always double it up if it wasn't as dark as I wanted)

FYI the actual color of the LCD display for the clock is a very light blue-green color, almost white. So with the right "filter" you could probably make it about any color you wanted.

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Reply #1 – January 15, 2007, 06:38:41 AM

Awesome.
I've heard you can get colored cellophane at hobby stores. I know my old astronomy professor had sheets of red cellophane. We would cut them up and fit them into the lenses of flashlights.
It would be perfect for what you're doing.

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Reply #2 – January 16, 2007, 02:22:01 PM

Aha, found red and blue cellophane at a craft store last night. Gonna give some of the blue stuff a try.

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Reply #3 – January 17, 2007, 09:18:04 AM

Damm you beat me to it. Also you should be able to get it at the model train shop.

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Reply #4 – January 17, 2007, 09:27:47 AM

. I picked up some blue cellophane, and found that it has a very "mottled" appearance to the surface. So it's not all that clear and would probably look like over the clock face. I'm sure the red stuff is the same way.

So now I'm considering alternatives...being that I have some spray tint right now, I think I will try spraying some of that on a piece of plastic but not making it quite as dark as the factory one, so it doesn't appear so green.

If anyone else has any suggestions to where I could get some nice, clear blue film or plastic of some sort, by all means, let me know. I figured I could find some good blue plastic from packaging off something but I can't even seem to find that.

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Reply #5 – January 17, 2007, 09:32:25 AM

Ahem....Staples. Think "translucent plastic binders".

That's how I did the bluish stock digital speedo mod in my old '88 Blue Max.

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Reply #6 – January 17, 2007, 10:27:29 AM

Binders eh...never thought of that. I'll have to run by OfficeMax sometime and have a look-see.

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Reply #7 – January 17, 2007, 10:30:21 AM

...Or you could go to your local A/V place and ask for a blue filter out of a stage light...

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Reply #8 – January 17, 2007, 10:42:07 AM

Quote from: thundergrowl;124281

...Or you could go to your local A/V place and ask for a blue filter out of a stage light...

Of course! I used to be a mobile DJ - why didn't I think of that?

Just go into a musical instrument shop or DJ supplier and ask for lighting "gels."

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Reply #9 – January 19, 2007, 12:22:49 AM

So I found some clear blue folder/paper organizer type things at walmart for $1.28 (actually there was several colors but blue was in there).

Ended up stacking 6 pieces of this folder and I have a nice blue color to the clock now. So, should look pretty good I think :)

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Reply #10 – January 19, 2007, 12:31:44 AM

hmmm... overhead transparencies? i know we havent seen them since middle school but...