compass

superstroke88 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-06-2009, 08:25 PM

my compass dosent work in my 04 it shows nothing most of the time and shows a random direction every now and then got me stumped lol so i figured id ask yall

03_Turbo7.3 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 08:26 PM

HEY mine too maybe someone will clue in!

E&J · #3 (**permalink**) 10-18-2009, 07:42 PM

wow, nobody going to chip in on this one? Mine is goofy too, will not calibrate.

doubleh1 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-18-2009, 07:55 PM

does it work only sometimes? if so, it might be a loose resistor. Same problem on mine, and took it to someone with a soldering pen. soldered the resistor back on, and worked amazing. Look around on here, somewhere there is a step by step on how to fix it

**shocka04** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 05:32 AM

Here ya go, I had it subscribed

E&J · #6 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 11:41 AM

Ok, I read the posted link regarding broken solder connections and I had no such thing. I did re-solder them anyway just in case but it did nothing. Most of my console works perfectly but I just can't get the compass to calibrate. Sometimes the box is empty... sometimes it just stays stuck on SE... whatever. It just doesn't work. I tried different zones but I guess mine is just plain crap.
UPDATE!!!! It worked today! after I 'fixed' it yesterday it was blank after I re-calibrated it but when I started out this morning it worked perfectly.....If it goes to heck again then this was just a random occurrence and I will be stumped again. I'll keep you posted.

Last edited by E&J : 10-27-2009 at 08:18 AM.

thenubsterman · #7 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 05:32 PM

hey my 04 does the same thing, i'll have to read about the solder job

travis6.0 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 10:07 AM

Well I just fixed mine after reading this it hasn't worked it 2 years I didnt have any luck with the solder though couldnt get it to stick at all so i pushed up the 620 and 680 that had came loose on one side and put some gorilla glue to hold them down if you do it this way just make sure it dries before you put the juice to it ...
Thanks guys saved me a bundle

thenubsterman · #9 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 05:41 PM

lol, why couldn't you get it to stick

travis6.0 · #10 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 08:10 PM

Im a welder by trade thats how I make my coin, maybe soldering just isnt my thing I guess messed with it 30 minutes or so felt like I couldnt get the little fuses hot enough without risking the integrity of the circuit board , wish I had some little china man hands for this one youll see ..

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