Gauge cluster going hay wire
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That is the part that is tough to say. I wish we had a method of testing a known good one in your car. That would be the definitive answer here.
I have an SSE (NA) cluster at home in unknown condition.. and there'* the problem. It'* unknown. I wouldn't want to send one to you as a test w/o knowing it is good.
Overall..I guess I would put a 75% chance on something being bad internally to your cluster.
I have an SSE (NA) cluster at home in unknown condition.. and there'* the problem. It'* unknown. I wouldn't want to send one to you as a test w/o knowing it is good.
Overall..I guess I would put a 75% chance on something being bad internally to your cluster.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
That is the part that is tough to say. I wish we had a method of testing a known good one in your car. That would be the definitive answer here.
I have an SSE (NA) cluster at home in unknown condition.. and there'* the problem. It'* unknown. I wouldn't want to send one to you as a test w/o knowing it is good.
Overall..I guess I would put a 75% chance on something being bad internally to your cluster.
I have an SSE (NA) cluster at home in unknown condition.. and there'* the problem. It'* unknown. I wouldn't want to send one to you as a test w/o knowing it is good.
Overall..I guess I would put a 75% chance on something being bad internally to your cluster.
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I have done a bit of electronics dabbling (larger scale parts than the cluster) and have seen a single bad solder joint open up after years and become an intermittent issue. That is what I am eluding to in the prior post.
ToastedOats works in this size electronics and I think the failure rate is lower than the larger parts I am used to...but there is still a failure rate.
On the mileage, if you got another cluster. You could take it apart as you did this one and change over the piece that has the mileage on it'* display. By changing that one piece you retain your existing mileage.
Edit: On another thought... if I sent you the main PCB'* (circuit boards) from this one..you could possibly swap them into your cluster and test if that was the issue. But again..are these good boards I'd be sending is the problem.
ToastedOats works in this size electronics and I think the failure rate is lower than the larger parts I am used to...but there is still a failure rate.
On the mileage, if you got another cluster. You could take it apart as you did this one and change over the piece that has the mileage on it'* display. By changing that one piece you retain your existing mileage.
Edit: On another thought... if I sent you the main PCB'* (circuit boards) from this one..you could possibly swap them into your cluster and test if that was the issue. But again..are these good boards I'd be sending is the problem.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
I have done a bit of electronics dabbling (larger scale parts than the cluster) and have seen a single bad solder joint open up after years and become an intermittent issue. That is what I am eluding to in the prior post.
ToastedOats works in this size electronics and I think the failure rate is lower than the larger parts I am used to...but there is still a failure rate.
On the mileage, if you got another cluster. You could take it apart as you did this one and change over the piece that has the mileage on it'* display. By changing that one piece you retain your existing mileage.
Edit: On another thought... if I sent you the main PCB'* (circuit boards) from this one..you could possibly swap them into your cluster and test if that was the issue. But again..are these good boards I'd be sending is the problem.
ToastedOats works in this size electronics and I think the failure rate is lower than the larger parts I am used to...but there is still a failure rate.
On the mileage, if you got another cluster. You could take it apart as you did this one and change over the piece that has the mileage on it'* display. By changing that one piece you retain your existing mileage.
Edit: On another thought... if I sent you the main PCB'* (circuit boards) from this one..you could possibly swap them into your cluster and test if that was the issue. But again..are these good boards I'd be sending is the problem.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
I wouldn't be looking toward the alternator unless you know it'* putting out substandard voltage.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Did you happen to check the voltage?
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