The common problems of Celestron HomeCast Lite 47020. The reason of Cracked screen, inaccurate temperature display and Console Display Becomes Blank or Dashes problems and also the solutions to them.

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When pressing the power button, the display does not give any details and seems to be powered off.

When battery is out, the screen goes completely blank. Then it’s time to replace new battery.

All the numbers includes dates, time, and temperature are displayed incorrectly.

Displayed data are inaccurate when the motherboard burns out. When the motherboard is broken, you would need to open the device and carefully replace a new motherboard which is located at the center of the device.

When the screen is cracked and the display does not show the temperature, you need to replace it with a new screen.

The device was possibly not properly installed and dropped on the floor, cracking the screen. The screen simply needs to be replaced.

Nothing happens when buttons are pressed. This could be because the buttons have gotten old.

The flat Cable inside the device is not properly connecting to the motherboard, causing the buttons to not make the proper contact.