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Old 18-12-2005, 09:25 PM
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hi guys, the lights on the dash clocks and the 3 gauges have stopped working i have checked the fuses and bulbs which are all ok, the heater still lights up though and the clock still works so not sure what to check next, any advice would be very welcome

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Old 18-12-2005, 09:30 PM
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will most likely be the voltage invertor m8
tis inside the dash clocks
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Old 18-12-2005, 09:45 PM
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cheers chris, never heard of one though lol but will take the clocks out again and have a look
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Old 19-12-2005, 04:28 PM
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M8 think you can still get em from ford but not 100% certain
think the drop to voltage down to 5v
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They up the voltage to 112V 400Hz!
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see this thread...

https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=162662
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it was a bad connection to the invertor, seems fine now

thanks for the help tony
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