The video on HobbyKing's website that shows you how to install this kit makes it look much easier than it is. It's a very simple process - don't get me wrong - but a few of the steps are a real pain in the ass:
1. Removing the screws from the back of the TX for the first time, for me anyway, was very hard to do. They seem to have some thread locking solution on them or maybe they're torqued down too hard? It took multiple precision screw drivers until I found the right one to grip these screws, then I just put a lot of downward force on them and slowly rotated them out. They didn't really loosen up until they were almost all the way out. Once you've done this once, they go out and back in very easily.
2. The foam on the circuit board behind the LCD is stuck on there good. It came off in about 200 pieces after 10-15 minutes of patiently picking at it. If I had to do it all over again, I would have used a razor blade to peel it off in one piece. It also helps to pull all the connections from this board and pull it out completely so you don't accidentally rip out any of the wires while you're struggling to tear the foam off. Be careful not to break any of the buttons on this board either. I just set it on a soft pillow.
3. Getting the backlight to stay lined up while you put everything back together is difficult. It slides all over the place while you're trying to get the board back on. Eventually, with enough patience, it's not that hard to do, but it's a squirmy thing.
4. They mention this in the video, but make darn sure all wiring is out of the way of the buttons. There is not much room for it, but definitely press all of the directional pad buttons on the front of the TX to make sure they are not obstructed before you button everything back up.
Here is a good tutorial on how to do this as well as Hobby King's video:
http://silpstream.com/125/installing-the-turnigy-9x-backlight-kit/
1. Removing the screws from the back of the TX for the first time, for me anyway, was very hard to do. They seem to have some thread locking solution on them or maybe they're torqued down too hard? It took multiple precision screw drivers until I found the right one to grip these screws, then I just put a lot of downward force on them and slowly rotated them out. They didn't really loosen up until they were almost all the way out. Once you've done this once, they go out and back in very easily.
2. The foam on the circuit board behind the LCD is stuck on there good. It came off in about 200 pieces after 10-15 minutes of patiently picking at it. If I had to do it all over again, I would have used a razor blade to peel it off in one piece. It also helps to pull all the connections from this board and pull it out completely so you don't accidentally rip out any of the wires while you're struggling to tear the foam off. Be careful not to break any of the buttons on this board either. I just set it on a soft pillow.
3. Getting the backlight to stay lined up while you put everything back together is difficult. It slides all over the place while you're trying to get the board back on. Eventually, with enough patience, it's not that hard to do, but it's a squirmy thing.
4. They mention this in the video, but make darn sure all wiring is out of the way of the buttons. There is not much room for it, but definitely press all of the directional pad buttons on the front of the TX to make sure they are not obstructed before you button everything back up.
Here is a good tutorial on how to do this as well as Hobby King's video:
http://silpstream.com/125/installing-the-turnigy-9x-backlight-kit/