@@steveoclock7463just to let you know that your last tip about the springs has helped me to fully restore an old Casio DB31 that used to belong to my brother, thank you
I just bought a backlight spreader off Etsy. I was skeptical. It was about a tenner. It has completely changed the watch! I am not advertising them. There are ways around the backlight. You have to p1ss and fiddle around to get them going though. Depends how much you want a solution.
Thank you for you comment! Well, yes it's a way of seeing it without considering it a flaw... In my opinion, it doesn't make much sense that they used an LED, which is quite powerful by the way, only on the left side. They could have found a better way to evenly illuminate the screen while maintaining the 'retro' look. Or maybe is the only way to keep the total cost of production down. Who knows...
Why should I buy the three times more expensive watch to use the parts in the F-91W? :) It is way cooler to change the LED in the F-91W itself, not only changeing the units...
That is definitely on the list, a bit messy in my opinion, but why not.. but before there will be a video on designing a case for the old module. Mainly focused on 3D modeling and 3D printing. Stay tuned for the updates!
Excellent idea and video, thank you
Thank you Alejandro!
@@steveoclock7463just to let you know that your last tip about the springs has helped me to fully restore an old Casio DB31 that used to belong to my brother, thank you
I just bought a backlight spreader off Etsy. I was skeptical. It was about a tenner. It has completely changed the watch! I am not advertising them. There are ways around the backlight. You have to p1ss and fiddle around to get them going though. Depends how much you want a solution.
But isn't the bad backlight one off the charms of the retro 80's F91 W ?
Thank you for you comment! Well, yes it's a way of seeing it without considering it a flaw...
In my opinion, it doesn't make much sense that they used an LED, which is quite powerful by the way, only on the left side. They could have found a better way to evenly illuminate the screen while maintaining the 'retro' look. Or maybe is the only way to keep the total cost of production down. Who knows...
Excellent video, well done!👍
Could have used a brighter LED….
But there's the Casio f105 w that has complete lightning and it's almost the same price@@steveoclock7463
Why should I buy the three times more expensive watch to use the parts in the F-91W? :)
It is way cooler to change the LED in the F-91W itself, not only changeing the units...
The new module has been taken from a donor watch which has the crystal damaged. Off course it makes no sense to buy a new watch only for the unit…
A unique solution! You just need to find a broken watch with good backlighting and take out the working mechanism from it, and then the magic happens!
"How to improve the light on a Casio F91W?"
"Break another watch."
Man, I love right to repair, can your smart watch do this?😂
What's the purpose of that tiny spring on the back? What if I loose it?
Hi! The spring makes contact between the module and the case back which is needed fir the chime to sound.
@steveoclock7463 So loosing it would just make the watch mute?
Yes, but there is an easy solution to fix it as I show in the video…
Fun stuff! What's next Hydro mod? ;D
That is definitely on the list, a bit messy in my opinion, but why not.. but before there will be a video on designing a case for the old module. Mainly focused on 3D modeling and 3D printing. Stay tuned for the updates!
Downside is now you've shortened the battery life down to 3 years.
Thank you for your comment, I was not taking into account the battery life, but I will keep you updated on the matter…
Anyone doing this mod would not be burdened by replacing an inexpensive battery more frequently.
Good idea, but not improvement, that's swapping the modules as you said, you need another watch, and spring.
Thank you for your comment. And yes, it is worth it only if you have a spare module and some time to spend on it.