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Old Jul 13, 2016 | 12:14 PM
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I have a 84 and the Digital Instrument panel is driving me crazier than I already am .
I've tried rerunning the grounds,
I've checked all the factory grounds and
They seem fine
When it works it works fine,
It almost seem temp related.
I've thought about buying a power supply from Batee so I can eliminate some things but I hate parting with the 75.00 and just use it once
If all else fails , I'll pull it out this fall and send it in to get straightened out
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Anderson , IN
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Old Jul 13, 2016 | 05:06 PM
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You should describe whats happening. If it fails into batee DIY condition and correction the problem may be with cluster itself.
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Old Jul 13, 2016 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by monte k
I have a 84 and the Digital Instrument panel is driving me crazier than I already am .
I've tried rerunning the grounds,
I've checked all the factory grounds and
They seem fine
When it works it works fine,
It almost seem temp related.
I've thought about buying a power supply from Batee so I can eliminate some things but I hate parting with the 75.00 and just use it once
If all else fails , I'll pull it out this fall and send it in to get straightened out
Thanks
Monte K
Anderson , IN
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What problem are you experiencing? display dim or parts not illuminated fully?

Did you read Batee's common problems pages, I had my dash backlighting fail and high beam indicator lights stay on.
After checking the usual grounds it turned out to be a bad dash connector issue, a simple fix and all was good again.

He has many common failure repair kits on ebay, the backlight lamps photocell sensor and power supply boards or repair parts.

See link below and look at the sellers other items, or google www.batee.com

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Backlight-Re...MAAOxyRhBS7qvI
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Old Jul 13, 2016 | 08:17 PM
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I ordered parts from him. Did the install. I screwed it up. Sent it in to him. Short time later, he returned it. works perfect.
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