EEVblog 1642 – Can I Resurrect My First Digital Multimeter?

Can I resurrect my first digital multimeter? A Soar ME-533

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1641-can-i-resurrect-my-first-digital-multimeter/

00:00 – My first digital and analog multimeters, Soar ME-533 + Micronta 22-201U
03:20 – Battery terminal corrosion, of course
05:13 – My first pair of pliers and screwdriver
06:11 – Teardown
08:10 – Removing the LCD
10:24 – LCD under the microscope, the magic fluid escaped
15:14 – Conductive LCD traces on glass

Meter was also branded Dick Smith Q-1446 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6C0HnkR7EM

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