Gravitylight Motor Replacement Repair Guide

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                          10 - 20 minutes

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Front Panel
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Motor
8 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing the Front Panel

Flip the GravityLight on its back and place it on a sturdy surface.
Unscrew the three 2cm Phillips #00 screws on the back of the GravityLight’s body.

Flip the GravityLight on its back and place it on a sturdy surface.

Unscrew the three 2cm Phillips #00 screws on the back of the GravityLight’s body.

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Step 2

              Opening the Device Housing

Some of the internal pieces may loosen or fall out during disassembly.
Firmly grasp both parts of the GravityLight body and pull them apart.

Some of the internal pieces may loosen or fall out during disassembly.

Firmly grasp both parts of the GravityLight body and pull them apart.

Step 3

              Isolating the Back Panel

Take the thicker of the two parts, the back piece, and place it face down on a sturdy surface.

Take the thicker of the two parts, the back piece, and place it face down on a sturdy surface.

Step 4

              Removing the Back Panel Screws

Place the back panel, the larger of the two pieces, on a sturdy surface with its back down.
Unscrew the two 2cm Phillips 00 screws on the inside of the back panel.

Place the back panel, the larger of the two pieces, on a sturdy surface with its back down.

Unscrew the two 2cm Phillips 00 screws on the inside of the back panel.

Step 5

              Removing the LED Housing

Watch out for the wires! Keep them attached for this entire guide, or the GravityLight will not work!
Gently lift off the LED housing (the white disk).
Set the LED housing on the table next to the body of the device.

Watch out for the wires! Keep them attached for this entire guide, or the GravityLight will not work!

Gently lift off the LED housing (the white disk).

Set the LED housing on the table next to the body of the device.

Step 6

              Removing White Frame and Gear

Lift off the white piece with four arms.
Lift off the black-rimmed gear.
Set both pieces aside in a safe place.

Lift off the white piece with four arms.

Lift off the black-rimmed gear.

Set both pieces aside in a safe place.

Step 7

              Removing the Motor Screws

Remove the two 2cm Phillips 00 screws from the motor housing.
The spring pushing the motor housing may pop out once the motor has been removed.

Remove the two 2cm Phillips 00 screws from the motor housing.

The spring pushing the motor housing may pop out once the motor has been removed.

Step 8

              Separating the Back Panel Housing

Some of the internal pieces may loosen or fall out during disassembly.
Firmly grasp both parts of the back panel and pull them apart.

Firmly grasp both parts of the back panel and pull them apart.

Step 9

              Removing the Motor

Place the middle section flat with the side that holds the gear system down and locate the back of the motor.
Clip the wires close to the soldered joints.
Lift the motor out of the middle section. Using the flush wire cutters, clip the red and the blue wires located on the motor’s back.

Place the middle section flat with the side that holds the gear system down and locate the back of the motor.

Clip the wires close to the soldered joints.

Lift the motor out of the middle section. Using the flush wire cutters, clip the red and the blue wires located on the motor’s back.

Step 10

              Soldering the New Motor

Take the new motor and solder the red and blue wires on to it.
For information on how to solder look here: How To Solder and Desolder Connections

Take the new motor and solder the red and blue wires on to it.

For information on how to solder look here: How To Solder and Desolder Connections

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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