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Old 08-27-2003, 11:25 PM
Greg Upton Greg Upton is offline
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Vehicle: 2000 Ford F150
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Here is a close up picture of the connector after the circuit board has been removed.



Here is a view of the flip side of the circuit board.



Here is where I found my problem. One of the solder connections to the ribbon pin connector had cracked. I could only see this with magnification, I could not see it with my 40+ year old eyes alone. Resolder this pin with a low wattage soldering iron.



Then put it all back together. It took me a total of about 2 hours for the procedure. I could do it in less than half the time if I had to do it again. Much of that time was spent on going over the circuit board with the magnifying glass, plus I took the clear plastic lense off to clean some dust and debris from inside the instrument panel.

I hope this helps some of the other members who have had the same problem.

Greg Upton
Houston, TX
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