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strange one this, went out on an errand tonight, the light over the fuel gauge side not working. while i'm parked up, took off the binnacle, touched the offending bulb, got a crackle, shock and bit of smoke. suddenly no dashboard lights at all, and speedo not working (when i set off).

speedo started working fine after a bit.

didn't get chance to dig out a spare bulb i have to test, could it have blown all 3 bulbs? what was the deal with the speedo?

cheers

ps checked everything else out, all working ok

Speedo is entirely mechanical, so probably you have dislodged the drive from the back when you removed the cover.
You wont get a shock from the 12V dash electrics, so could have been static. Throw away the synthetic underwear.

You have probably shorted out the bulb holder and blown the fuse.

t

tonytech wrote:Speedo is entirely mechanical, so probably you have dislodged the drive from the back when you removed the cover.
You wont get a shock from the 12V dash electrics, so could have been static. Throw away the synthetic underwear.

You have probably shorted out the bulb holder and blown the fuse.

t

haha don't wear pants, thong is PVC!

which fuse, all seemed ok (torpedo), can't find dashboard on the list in Haynes?

Update.

fitted 3 brand new bulbs, nothing! looking at the pcb strip that surround the bulb over the petrol gauge, it is a bit black and crinkly, looks like thats what shorted and gave me the "shock" originally?

what are my options, i don't have a soldering iron mainly because i have shaky hands these days and i'm "pooh" at soldering!

i could easily run a cable from the headlights and put 3 bulbs in, but they would have to have mechanical connections ie spades?

monkeyboysee wrote:Update.

fitted 3 brand new bulbs, nothing! looking at the pcb strip that surround the bulb over the petrol gauge, it is a bit black and crinkly, looks like thats what shorted and gave me the "shock" originally?

what are my options, i don't have a soldering iron mainly because i have shaky hands these days and i'm "pooh" at soldering!

i could easily run a cable from the headlights and put 3 bulbs in, but they would have to have mechanical connections ie spades?

I have a simple solution for this. Drop me a text on 07851146825

Rob

1_eyed_jim wrote:

monkeyboysee wrote:Update.

fitted 3 brand new bulbs, nothing! looking at the pcb strip that surround the bulb over the petrol gauge, it is a bit black and crinkly, looks like thats what shorted and gave me the "shock" originally?

what are my options, i don't have a soldering iron mainly because i have shaky hands these days and i'm "pooh" at soldering!

i could easily run a cable from the headlights and put 3 bulbs in, but they would have to have mechanical connections ie spades?

I have a simple solution for this. Drop me a text on 07851146825

Rob

Hi rob can you let me no please I have the same problem

treacle wrote:

1_eyed_jim wrote:

monkeyboysee wrote:Update.

fitted 3 brand new bulbs, nothing! looking at the pcb strip that surround the bulb over the petrol gauge, it is a bit black and crinkly, looks like thats what shorted and gave me the "shock" originally?

what are my options, i don't have a soldering iron mainly because i have shaky hands these days and i'm "pooh" at soldering!

i could easily run a cable from the headlights and put 3 bulbs in, but they would have to have mechanical connections ie spades?

I have a simple solution for this. Drop me a text on 07851146825

Rob

Hi rob can you let me no please I have the same problem

No worries but I am just waiting on Paul to test it out.

Rob

I have a simple solution for this. Drop me a text on 07851146825

Rob[/quote]
Hi rob can you let me no please I have the same problem [/quote]

No worries but I am just waiting on Paul to test it out.

Rob[/quote]
Hi rob had a look now the clocks not working

woohoo, all sorted.

got some LED lights from rob (1 eyed jim), they are direct replacements ie quarter turn, but have spade connectors.

1. made a wiring loom to wire them in

2. took off the dashboard binnacle, took out the old bulbs and pulled back the non-working pcb strip


3. connected in the wiring loom. i've previously connected into the lighting circuit to put on a warning light and door buzzer, so i decide to connect into that cable with a snap on connector. connected the earth end to an earth point on the chassis.



4. put in the bulbs to test, 1 needed spinning as it was connected back to front, no problem just change round the spade connectors.

5. put the bulbs into the dash, quarter turn, replaced the binnacle, sorted, including making the wiring loom, took about 10-15 minutes, job done.

Sweet post Paul! Glad your all sorted now mate. Any chance of a picture of the dash clocks all lit up now at night?

1_eyed_jim wrote:Sweet post Paul! Glad your all sorted now mate. Any chance of a picture of the dash clocks all lit up now at night?

i'm on it buddy, waiting for my camera to charge up!

tada!

all lit up, nice!

Very nice! Well done mate

Can you put a red wire on and then a black and then black to next bulb and red and so on. so you have red at one end and black at the other end or will this not work

treacle wrote:Can you put a red wire on and then a black and then black to next bulb and red and so on. so you have red at one end and black at the other end or will this not work

I'm not sure what you are asking buddy, could you rephrase and i'll do my best to answer.