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Cluster Issue
« 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?
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Re: Cluster Issue
« Reply #1 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!
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Re: Cluster Issue
« Reply #2 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
Bob
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Re: Cluster Issue
« Reply #3 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!
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Re: Cluster Issue
« Reply #4 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 ;)