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Clock stopped working
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:27 am
by tempalte
I left the key on one night and the battery went dead. After a few days of kickstarting the thing, I charged the battery.
It starts fine now, but my clock won't come on. I haven't gone through and checked the fuses yet, but I wouldn't think I blew one. Anyone else had the clock stop working after a dead battery?
thanks
chad
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:05 pm
by illnoise
you'd think the clock'd have its own battery, but looking at the wiring diagram, it appears to be part of the system... I don't see any obvious reasons for it to conk out...
Bb.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:49 pm
by jfrost2
The LCD screen my be damaged, it shouldn't be from losing all power, but I think a large hit to it, or a fried circuit may have damaged the screen or wiring of the screen itself.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:18 pm
by tempalte
jfrost2 wrote:The LCD screen my be damaged, it shouldn't be from losing all power, but I think a large hit to it, or a fried circuit may have damaged the screen or wiring of the screen itself.
Come to think of it, it quit working after I tried to jump start it with my car charger. I hope I didn't fry it. I guess I need to check and see if there is a fuse that may have blown.
clock
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:32 am
by itcardoc
I am guessing you might have had the charger on high and the voltage surge was just too much for a delicate lcd device to take. Any time you hook a charger up, you want to make sure it is off first and then bring the amps up slowly. Good luck...-Kevin
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:57 am
by Christy
dude! you've got a clock?
i wish. I bought one of those tiny Formotion ones. I love it, but if I could have chosen, it would have been built into the console.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:30 pm
by tempalte
Well I checked the fuses. I only found two of them, just behind the battery.
They both were fine. So it looks like I fried the LCD when I tried to jumpstart it.
Its amazing how much I miss the little clock now that it is gone. Guess I'll just have to stick a new one on.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:20 pm
by jfrost2
Dealer can fix it or order a new one and pop it in.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:29 pm
by NathanielSalzman
Christy wrote:dude! you've got a clock?
i wish. I bought one of those tiny Formotion ones. I love it, but if I could have chosen, it would have been built into the console.
Yeah but you get that nifty little cubby dash storage on the Buddy. It'd take that over the clock on my Blur any day.