Fixed my digital climate control.... again!
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Drifting
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From: Port Charlotte FL
Fixed my digital climate control.... again!
I've been on a roll workin on little things here and there that need to be done to the vette the past few days... My climate control screen has been out the past few months, and along with a few other button lights.
Well today i soldered everything, put it in and NOTHING worked!!!Took it back apart, and realized one of the resistors was in backwards after looking at the DIY thread. So I get it back in and now the screen works perfect, but the rest of the buttons etc don't light up! Blahhh idk what happened, maybe its just time to have it sent out to get the led's replaced or is it easy to do? I'm not very good at soldering btw!
Well today i soldered everything, put it in and NOTHING worked!!!Took it back apart, and realized one of the resistors was in backwards after looking at the DIY thread. So I get it back in and now the screen works perfect, but the rest of the buttons etc don't light up! Blahhh idk what happened, maybe its just time to have it sent out to get the led's replaced or is it easy to do? I'm not very good at soldering btw!
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Believe it or not the resistors are not directional, more then likely it was a bad resolder job... good job on getting it fixed! 
You have to replace all the bulbs at once with new ones. I use these;
http://www.mcmaster.com/#1505k414/=1jboyr
You have to replace all the bulbs at once with new ones. I use these;
http://www.mcmaster.com/#1505k414/=1jboyr
Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Yeah like most things repairs are all about the right tool for the job. Removing the old bulbs and solder from the holes is the hardest part of replacing the bulbs IMO. Get a solder sucker from Radio Shack to make your life alot easier!Just don't linger in one area very long, you don't want to fry or lift a track. It's pretty easy to ruin your HVAC so take your time...
Tim
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Believe it or not the resistors are not directional, more then likely it was a bad resolder job... good job on getting it fixed!
You have to replace all the bulbs at once with new ones. I use these;
http://www.mcmaster.com/#1505k414/=1jboyr
You have to replace all the bulbs at once with new ones. I use these;
http://www.mcmaster.com/#1505k414/=1jboyr
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Drifting
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From: Port Charlotte FL
Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Tim
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