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Hey all! I have what I think is a bad compass/temp guage in my over head. when I got the vehicle it would sometimes go out, but being a man,
I would give it a whack, and it would work again............not now though.
anybody have a cheap fix?
Thanks
CJ
I would give it a whack, and it would work again............not now though.
anybody have a cheap fix?
Thanks
CJ
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Mine went out too earlier this year. I work in electronics. I found a chip resistor that had lifted off the circuit board on one end. High current flow through the resistor caused the problem. It was a 51 ohm, 1 watt resistor. Could not find a replacement part easily, but did have some 480 ohm 1 watt resistors handy. I stacked four of them on top of each other and soldered them in. The four resistors in parallel give a total resistance very close to the original resistor but the four of them stacked give a wattage rating of 4 watts instead of 1 watt. this fixed the problem and it has been working since. 
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This may help you visualize what KingRanchMan02 is talking about....I think he is spot on with the diagnosis...Seems to be fairly common...Be extremely gentle when taking things apart, I have read where guys actually find the resistor after it had fallen off the board....
Overhead console, temp, compass - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
Good Luck..
Overhead console, temp, compass - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
Good Luck..
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