>One etch trace on the back of the panel circuit board carries power from the >input connector at the rear end, along the full length of the lower edge of >the board to the switch connector at the front. This etch had melted through >at one spot, so no power went to the switch. > >This etch line appears to carry current for the entire panel. As tanks are >filled and more LEDs light, this trace has to carry more current. It's a very >fine trace, and appears to be designed undersized for the current it has to >carry when most LEDs are lit. Of course it will heat more the longer you hold >the switch with the LEDs on. A dealer will certainly replace the board under >warranty, but it looks likely to happen to the replacement too. > >The cure is to solder a "green-wire" jumper the full length of this trace, >from the diode terminal on one end to the switch socket on the other. Since >current divides through multiple traces on the rest of the board, this one >long trace is probably the only one that will cause problems. > was this a '97? on the '95 diagram it appears that the battery current is fed into the board at the 5-pin plug, and the switch is wired in series at the other end via the 3-pin plug. hard to say for sure since the board schematic isn't shown. while i don't fault your solution, it's surprising that 4x4 leds could require *that* much current. I wonder if there's not a problem further down the line causing too much current? -rick Rick Gordon Bainbridge Island, WA, USA ------------------------------------- rickgo@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/rickgo/ KC7QEG finger for PGP public key fingerprint -------------------------------------
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