Hackable Rotary Control With Built-in Display - a Teardown With Possiblities.

This is an incredably cheap way of getting a quality 'Rotary encoder & switch' enclosure.

These cheap timers have loads of goodies built-in -- rotary encoder, push switch, battery compartment, piezo sounder, LED display, and plenty of room for your own circuit board.

The uses are only limited by your imagination - hack and use for anything that can be controlled by a rotary encoder and a push-switch. You can even build in your own LCD or OLED display.

This device comes apart easily in a couple of minutes, with only 8 screws to remove.

These rotary timers are quickly becoming popular, and are a great enclosures wherever you need a control, switch and a display.

Remove the batteries, rubber feet, and unscrew the back cover. Inside you will find the main circuit board.

Rotary encoders have many uses. This one has a good 'clicky' feel and positive action.

With the 8 screws removed, all the parts are accessible. Removing the diffuser will allow you to use your own display as there is at least 6mm thickness available for your own electronics, and even more if you replace the existing PCB.

To use for your own projects, cut the PCB tracks to the rotary encoder, sounder, push switch and display, and connect to your own electronics.

You can use a rotary control and switch for e.g. a media center control, menu chooser, heating controller thermostat, light controller interface, combination lock, and so much more!