AC display Very dim - Almost all black
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7th Gear
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From: Cincinnati oh
AC display Very dim - Almost all black
AC display on my '02 coupe has gone from dim to almost black. Slowly got worse over a period of several months. It never was as bright as the radio, but now it is almost impossible to see.
The AC and heater functions just fine. I can only set it after dark. I set the digital temperature in the blind during the day.
DIC volts nomial. They vary, but in what seems to be a normal range.
Anyone have a clue?
Vett2002
The AC and heater functions just fine. I can only set it after dark. I set the digital temperature in the blind during the day.
DIC volts nomial. They vary, but in what seems to be a normal range.
Anyone have a clue?
Vett2002
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[QUOTE=RPOZ4Z]read this post....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...limate+control
This thread from RPOZ4Z gives two ways to get it fixed and both have merit. Sending it to the guy for $50 is reasonable and will fix it. You can also fix it yourself. I did one myself and it worked. You need a pointed soldering iron and some of that very fine solder you can buy at an electronics supply store. It requires a little skill and I was not that happy with my job but it worked.
There are a bunch of resistors in the unit and they are wired in parallel probably to dissipate heat (instead of using a single resistor). I think they get hot and oxidize the rather minimal solder joint on the surface mount resistors.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...limate+control
This thread from RPOZ4Z gives two ways to get it fixed and both have merit. Sending it to the guy for $50 is reasonable and will fix it. You can also fix it yourself. I did one myself and it worked. You need a pointed soldering iron and some of that very fine solder you can buy at an electronics supply store. It requires a little skill and I was not that happy with my job but it worked.
There are a bunch of resistors in the unit and they are wired in parallel probably to dissipate heat (instead of using a single resistor). I think they get hot and oxidize the rather minimal solder joint on the surface mount resistors.
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7th Gear
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You guys are awesome! Job well done!
Congrats to this forum on another job well done. AND let me say this as well. The forum was a big part of my decision to buy a new Corvette and pick it up at the museum back in 2001 in the days after 9/11 when I was changing my traveling life style.
Thanks again for the support.
Thanks again for the support.
