IKEA EKFÄNN Repair

We have already destroyed two lamps this way, so I came up with a simple repair that should keep it from breaking again after a fall: 1. Unscrew all the screws from the underside of the base (3 black ones next to the batteries and 4 under the stickers). 2. Split the base into three parts (the metal one, the plastic one for the batteries, and the last one with the electronics). The hardest part is separating the two plastic parts, because one of the battery springs has to be pushed through a hole. 3. Push the broken remainder of the stand out of the PCB. You can use a screwdriver to help bend the small latches. 4. Glue the broken end of the stand back together. The wires are most likely undamaged. 5. From the underside of the metal base, drill out the holes with a 2.4 mm drill bit into the existing M3 threads. Don’t damage the threads. 6. From the top side, rework the drilled holes, for example with a larger drill bit. 7. From the underside, run an M3 tap through the holes along the entire length of the existing thread, all the way to the other side. 8. Reassemble the whole base. You can reuse the original 3 M3 screws or use different ones. 9. Fit the printed part onto the stand. 10. Place the stand on the base and screw it down through the three holes you made. I used the 3 original screws from the base, and different ones at the bottom. The screw length can be at most about 8 mm. 11. Enjoy.