Ott-lite base pivot

A friends lamp broke so this is a reinforced replacement. Will require finish drilling the premarked holes. I used M3 12mm counter sunk screws for the outer holes. If the nuts dont fully counter sink into the plastic then use a soldering iron to heat the nut just enough to soften the plastic then tighten the screw to pull the nut into the plastic. The same can be done with the inner screw head if the edges are up too high. All the other holes are 1mm. These may need to be enlarged to around 1.5mm to 2mm.

It may be possible to replace the hinge without removing the bottom plate. If the white wire to the LED's is long enough then you will be able to gently pull the tube off the hinge without stretching the wire. Then you can simply just replace the hinge.

Otherwise:

Gently and slowly remove the rubber pad from the bottom trying to not leave the glue on the base plate. Remove the 5 screws and set the bottom plate aside. Unplug the battery (hold the white plug on the circuit