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Title: Cluster Issue
Post by: SNJSamurai on May 04, 2009, 09:33:30 PM
So ive been wondering why my cluster light up top are not on at night. i though maybe it was a bulb well it was but i found out there is a kink in the circuit board. i did some tests and the kink must of broke the wire in the film so i was thinking on melting or scratching the film away and laying some soder on those points or maybe you guys can give me a idea?
Title: Re: Cluster Issue
Post by: ack on May 05, 2009, 02:39:45 PM
So ive been wondering why my cluster light up top are not on at night. i though maybe it was a bulb well it was but i found out there is a kink in the circuit board. i did some tests and the kink must of broke the wire in the film so i was thinking on melting or scratching the film away and laying some soder on those points or maybe you guys can give me a idea?

If the copper trace is broken, you can easily scrape off the green stuff on either side of the break and solder a copper jumper wire across it.  Just be gentle and don't use a giant soldering iron - get a small one from Radio Shack along with rosin-core solder.  DO NOT use plumber's or sheet metal solder with an acid core!
Title: Re: Cluster Issue
Post by: SNJSamurai on May 05, 2009, 05:41:48 PM
thanks ACK. ill take pictures to help the other guys and maybe if its good enough you'll put it on your
Title: Re: Cluster Issue
Post by: ack on May 06, 2009, 05:06:59 AM
thanks ACK. ill take pictures to help the other guys and maybe if its good enough you'll put it on your

Sounds great!  I'll watch this thread, then!
Title: Re: Cluster Issue
Post by: mypocketsrfull on May 06, 2009, 09:39:08 AM
So ive been wondering why my cluster light up top are not on at night. i though maybe it was a bulb well it was but i found out there is a kink in the circuit board. i did some tests and the kink must of broke the wire in the film so i was thinking on melting or scratching the film away and laying some soder on those points or maybe you guys can give me a idea?


this problem is officially known as a cluster f*ck ;)