Electroluminescent Dashboard Gremlins

[Kurt Horvath]

Gary,

I just unplugged and cleaned all the plugs and applied dielectric grease to all
the pins.

I did not help the EL lights, but it did get the high idle to function better,
It's a bit temperamental, it's no wonder some of the pins were very corroded,
with a light white powdery coating.

So it may help in other areas as well, you know how some things work
intermittently, Gremlins!

Kurt Horvath
95 PT 42
10AC




--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, GARY MINKER wrote:
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> You could be a victim of a large Molex plug failure.
> Caig Labs makes a good pin protectant
> re seat all the front area Molex connectors
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> --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Kurt Horvath wrote:
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> From: Kurt Horvath
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Electroluminescent Dashboard Gremlins
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 5:40 PM
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> I've been working on this one for a while.
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> Here' an update.EL went back in April.
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> They would light briefly when the headlight were turned on, but would then go
out. I have replaced the inverters, the dimmer functions correctly, headlight
switch functions correctly
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> I had no power to the dimmer and after searching the blueprint several times I
don't have the correct print that shows anything in the EL/Generator Bay. If
anyone has that Blueprint or a blueprint of the wiring for the dashboard please
post it or e-mail it to me.
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> Power problem was solved by George Morris @ Bleakley's suggestion wire it to
an open slot in a bus bar with a 5 amp fuse. This worked Great!!! The EL fired
up and were home free.
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> That great success was short lived. The EL`s out again. The dimmer is powered,
the fuse did not blow, the dimmer functions correctly, good ground, one inverter
has power the other does not..
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> Any idea on where to go from here?
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> Kurt Horvath
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> 95 PT 42
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