Overhead Compass/Temp Fix

Yep

 

I think I'll try and see if I find any of those 510 resistors loose this weekend. All indications are that might very well be exactly the prob with my display. I remember once before trying to find out what was wrong with it and tapping the display with some subdued anger and it lit up and actually worked again for about half a minute

 

Awesome, sending a message

 

That *might* indicate a cold solder joint (poor connection), and not necessarily bad resistors. If so, re-soldering could be the fix. Good luck.

 

I just had to resolder one of those 510’s. Pretty easy once you clean off the factory cheap solder

 

Thanks. Good info on what I might be up against which sounds like it might not be too bad of a job to deal with

 

This was how my compass was initially. The display would fade and tapping it would sometimes fix it for the remainder of my trip. I used a ceramic chip from an old dead RAM stick (those resistors get very hot!) to sandwich between the resistors and the compass housing. The chip kept pressure on the resistors to maintain connection. This actually worked for a while until the resistors fully detached themselves from the board.

 

There are sellers on ebay who offer a repair service for this compass for anywhere from $20-$40. Heads up for anyone not able to make the repair themselves.

 

Love this forum for threads like this. Ordered some resistors and soldered them. After a year with no compass, I'm back in business. Thanks!

 

I have to say thank you for this thread .The write-up was super clear and I was easily able to solder the 510 resistor back down.
Skyler

 

I have a 2005 TRD, the compass and temp stopped working about 15 years ago. I followed the steps above and now they work. I wish I joined way back then. The resistor fell off as soon as I touched it,and getting it soldered back was a bit tricky. Thanks helping with this. ,