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Originally Posted by Greg Upton
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 |
I removed my my dash for the 3rd time today. My old eyes missed that cracked solder joint the first two times. I examined the joint on mine unsder magnification, and sure enough it was cracked as you described. I resoldered all the pins, and put everything back together. so far, so good! Thanks for your post!