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Jan 27, 2003 | 07:58 AM

run2thesun

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Digital Dash not turning on

Hi,

I have a 90 Max GXE with the digital dash. I live in Toronto and recently the temperatures have been reallllly low (-20 C). Whenever I start the car after its been in the cold for a long time the dashboard doesnt start! But it starts after I've driven the car for 5 mins. Does anyone know what the problem could be? Thanks.

Jan 28, 2003 | 05:05 PM

run2thesun

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BUMP!

Lol, so does anyone know what I could do to fix the dashboard when the car is cold? Thanks,

Jan 28, 2003 | 10:39 PM

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try the search function...it might help

Jan 29, 2003 | 06:32 AM

ramax89

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Digital Dash

I have an 89 w/ a digital dash and I have the same issue. If I find an answer to this I will forward it to you

Jan 29, 2003 | 07:51 AM

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either loose solder on the board or something. if you want to "play" with the electrical parts u can try it out.

if not maybe have someone repair your dash for you..
http://www.mrwhizard.com/

Jan 29, 2003 | 12:05 PM

ramax89

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Re: Digital Dash

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Originally posted by ramax89
I have an 89 w/ a digital dash and I have the same issue. If I find an answer to this I will forward it to you

Hey, thanks for the info. I am about to go outside and pull the dash out again and call these guys at the web site that you left. When I get a response from them I will post the results.

Jan 29, 2003 | 08:43 PM

run2thesun

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I searched the forums for a solution and I came up with this post by user brubenstein:

"LCD displays are temperature sensitive, and don't work as well in the cold. I doubt that the car uses a LCD display. I had a 2nd gen, with digital dash, and it had an electroluminesent display. If the digits glow (emit light, usually green or blue green) they are not LCD's. What is probably going bad is an electrolytic capacitor in the display's power supply. These types of caps go bad (internal leakage) after time. The fix is to remove the display and replace the caps; same sort of fix as the clock."

Has anyone tried this before? It would be really cool if all you had to do was replace the capacitator. Thanks.

Jan 29, 2003 | 10:28 PM

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It's only 5 miuntes now but...

slowly down the line it takes longer and longer till it quits. Been there, done that.

Check this thread and the threads loaded in it...

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=161108

Jan 30, 2003 | 01:21 PM

ramax89

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Dash Again

Quote:

Originally posted by run2thesun
I searched the forums for a solution and I came up with this post by user brubenstein:

"LCD displays are temperature sensitive, and don't work as well in the cold. I doubt that the car uses a LCD display. I had a 2nd gen, with digital dash, and it had an electroluminesent display. If the digits glow (emit light, usually green or blue green) they are not LCD's. What is probably going bad is an electrolytic capacitor in the display's power supply. These types of caps go bad (internal leakage) after time. The fix is to remove the display and replace the caps; same sort of fix as the clock."

Has anyone tried this before? It would be really cool if all you had to do was replace the capacitator. Thanks.

Tell you what, I have an electronic shop not far from my house and I am going to contact them about the electroluminesent display idea. I will post the findings in a couple of days. If that is not the answer, I am going to have it rebuilt for $159.00 Thanks again.