Help: dead clock?

#11

Its a pretty easy fix. I did it myself. I wrote about my experience
doing the fix on my blog. It has some pictures and information to help
you do it.

http://www.rowejason.com/2007/02/sub...-clock-fix.htm

#12

On Jan 13, 11:04 am, buch... (AT) wcta (DOT) net (David Buchner) wrote:

Quote:

Hey! I don't suppose you have a picture of the clock showing which
resistor? Mine's been sitting on the workbench taken apart for a year
now. It would work when I ran power to the right pins -- but then
everytime I put it back together and plugged into the car it would quit
right away (after getting wiggled?) again. I recently gave up, and
bought a stick-on battery powered one, but that's not nearly as nice.

(How can a digital clock cost $50? When a mobile phone with a clock as a
screen saver costs $15? ;-)

ameuse <n... (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote:
The one in my 2002 Forester died last month. Dealer said the part was
$125 to replace it. Ouch.

"Tom Bavis" wrote:
On 24 Dec 2006 11:46:57 -0800, "swz... (AT) gmail (DOT) com"
swz... (AT) gmail (DOT) com
wrote:

The clock in my Forester 2001 went dead two days ago. It
became dark
and doesn't show anything.
This is weird as I never heard any car having a failed clock
~~~~~

My guess is that maybe there is a fuse for this clock and it
melted?
But I don't know how to check and how to replace if it is the
cause.

Please suggest. Thank you in advance!

I repaired mine - it's apparently quite a common problem.
There's a
resistor which breaks loose from the solder joint - you just
need to
resolder it. Takes longer to get it out than to fix it. At
worst
it's a $0-50 replacement - but you can fix it for free...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Here is a picture.

http://www.rowejason.com/uploaded_im...ter-730830.JPG

#13

Jase <jason.rowe (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

On Jan 13, 11:04 am, buch... (AT) wcta (DOT) net (David Buchner) wrote:
Hey! I don't suppose you have a picture of the clock showing which
resistor?

Here is a picture.

http://www.rowejason.com/uploaded_im...ter-730830.JPG

Wow! Thanks, but... weird timing. After leaving it apart on the
workbench for months, I just happened to go and mess with it yesterday,
and it took all of 2 seconds with the soldering iron and now seems good
as new.
Except that I've lost the rubbery parts of the buttons -- the bits that
press on the circuit board...

And then, I go to look at the newsgroup after having ignored it for a
month too -- and here you are with a picture! Yep: that's the one.

Thanks to you and anybody else who posted about this. Now I can put the
cheapy battery-powered clock I bought in the pickup, instead.

Tell me -- here's a hypothesis: do you routinely drive with your
headlights on in daylight? Because we do, and that would have that
dimmer function activated all the time. Just a thought.

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