As above. Im not in a great hurry for it as I will probably do the job after the Winter, but just putting feelers out in case someone has one they want rid of.
I already have the big ( 30mm iirc) spanner, just need the locking / setting tools.
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| Started by Migv6 le Frog Fan - Last post by Migv6 le Frog Fan | ||
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on: Today at 15:27:59
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| Started by cam.in.head - Last post by cam.in.head | ||
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beleive me this has been screwing my head up for ages too . i started with this a few years back as one of my stereos went distorted .i bought another off ebay and the problem SEEMED sorted but i was curious what was actually wrong with the original unit .didnt realy find the faulty component then so gave up temporarily .THEN the same issue started happening to my other "same " stereos so i thought its a obviously a component that goes faulty with age .makes sense because they used to work and wouldnt be designed to not work right in winter !!
so now (if the problem is found ) il find out over the next few weeks, then although i still dont know which component is actually failing this workaround may just solve the issue anyway and doesnt seem to affect its functioning .radio plays fine ,cd changer and cassette and the display shows what it should and the selector switch does what it should .il try the suggested pull up resistor as the next stage if any issues present themselves . a great big thankyou to anyone who helped especially mr LCO112G whom i am extremely gratefull to . |
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on: Today at 14:28:25
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this conversation went way way over my head pages ago!
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on: Today at 14:27:57
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| Started by cam.in.head - Last post by LC0112G | ||
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If I'm looking at the correct circuits - the resistor is R1310, a 1Kohm, connected between the base of V1310 (a PNP BC808) and pin 6 of connector P1530/N1530. When pin 6 of the connector is shorted to ground (by a microswitch on the tape deck) the transistor will conduct causing the mute circuits to activiate. The microswitch should be open circuit in normal tape operation. There is no resistor shown to pull the base high or keep the transistor "off", so the base is indeed floating during normal operation.
Lifting R1310, or disconnecting the wire into pin 6 of P1350, will have the same effect - and will stop the mute circuit from working. However, if that works it's not a leaky transistor - it's a problem with the wiring to the connector or the microswitch. However, it might be worth wiring a high value resistor (10K or more) between pins 3 and 6 on the connector. Pin 3 should be a stable 5V supply, and 10K should be more than enough to ensure the transistor (V1310) stays off when it should be off. PS - I'm dying with man-flu at the moment, so might not be able to add any more unless I make a miraculous recovery. |
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on: Today at 13:44:03
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| Started by cam.in.head - Last post by cam.in.head | ||
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i think were onto something here !
after the connector on the board for the mute switch (the green wire switched to gnd) there is an inline resistor and then its straight to that first transistor .i have removed the resistor effectively taking the mute switch trigger out of the equasion .this appears to have cleaned the signal up considerably . so maybee that transistor had some leakage and was partly switching . i beleive it might /shouldhave a resistor somewhere to keep it pulled off (or not?) but it seems like weve got it .no noticeable difference to how the rest of the unit works . was affected more in damp or cold weather so may have been partly switching that transistor on ? will try the one in the car on a damp cold day and then remove the resistor in situ and see how it sounds . if this is the fix then you have solved me a problem that has been frustrating me for years and i spent a hell of a long time replacing stuff /swapping stuff i didnt need to ! learning curve or what !! |
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on: Yesterday at 22:55:07
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https://news.motability.co.uk/motoring/predictive-cruise-control-explained/ That is it. With all this stuff you can of course turn it off but it is every time you start the car. You do have to have your wits about you for what I call spurious speed reductions. Eg driving at 70 and suddenly it reduces to 50 for no obvious reason. One thing that I do think is clever is in Spain we have a lower limit on motorways for bad weather eg rain. The two limits show on your dash with the correct one more prominent. If it rains and you use your wipers, then it reverses and puts the lower limit prominent. All sort of clever stuff but sucks the joy out of motoring as johnnydog and Andy say. |
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on: Yesterday at 22:50:01
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| Started by Migv6 le Frog Fan - Last post by STEMO | ||
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on: Yesterday at 21:58:56
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| Started by Varche - Last post by johnnydog | ||
https://news.motability.co.uk/motoring/predictive-cruise-control-explained/ I drive a lot of various 'newer' cars in connection with work. Many of the driver assistance systems are actually taking away the actual pleasure of driving. Personally I still enjoy driving (depending what the car is of course) but it just makes me want to keep my 'older' cars without these 'new fangled' so called driver assistance systems. |
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on: Yesterday at 21:34:23
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| Started by Varche - Last post by Andy B | ||
https://news.motability.co.uk/motoring/predictive-cruise-control-explained/ TA .....I'd never heard of it. Sounds like yet another step towards autonomous cars & another reason to keep the car I already have.  |
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on: Yesterday at 21:28:43
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| Started by Varche - Last post by johnnydog | ||