radio display issue - help!

lochenjons · #1 (**permalink**) 03-04-07, 01:36 AM

okay so i went to the pick n pull today to get a new radio. my old one works fine except for the fact that the display doesn't work. (see picture)

i tried to put the radio from the pick n pull in and the sound was worse than on my radio (i guess DNR does make a difference) so i took that radio out and decided to put mine back in. before i put it in, i dismantled it and checked the connections thinking it could possibly be a short circuit or something like that causing the issue. i reassembled it and stuck it in my car. presto! it worked! for about 5 minutes the display was fine. i could read every digit crystal clear. then it cut off the top part of each digit. hmm. its working better than it was working before (see pic again) and i can actually tell what time it is. i really need help on this, i know my radio is capible of producing readable digits, what should i do?

carnut · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-07, 03:04 PM

This is usually a sign of a cracked solder connection on the terminal board. Remove the radio, remove the top lid and touch all solder connections with a soldering gun. Sometimes re heating the solder will fill a crack. Be very careful that you dont spread the solder, simply get it hot. What you probably did was flex the board during reassembly and that corrected for a few min. the display. Most any radio you get from a wrecking yard will have this problem, was very common after 5 to 8 years to fail like this

lochenjons · #3 (**permalink**) 03-13-07, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by carnut

This is usually a sign of a cracked solder connection on the terminal board. Remove the radio, remove the top lid and touch all solder connections with a soldering gun. Sometimes re heating the solder will fill a crack. Be very careful that you dont spread the solder, simply get it hot. What you probably did was flex the board during reassembly and that corrected for a few min. the display. Most any radio you get from a wrecking yard will have this problem, was very common after 5 to 8 years to fail like this

hey dude thanks a bunch, totally fixed the problem. i took it out and filled in a few holes and cracks and now it works great! thanks again