Gauges stopped working
#1
Gauges stopped working
I put some indiglo gauges in my 00 tl about a year ago. Everything has been pretty good, except for a littlle stickiness in the fuel needle. Well a couple of weeks ago the gauges started flickering. They will either be completely off, or completely on. Sometime they goff off, or come on just sitting at a light. All three of them. I have tried moving wires thinking there was a loos econnection but no luck. The power and ground is working because the light on the the switch is working. Since it is all three lights, I am thinking that the power inverter is bad. Any ideas? They have been completely off now for about three days. What would I see on a multimeter if I tried to measure the voltage?
Should I just order a whole new set, and try replacing just the power inverter?
Suggestion?
Should I just order a whole new set, and try replacing just the power inverter?
Suggestion?
#2
sounds like your on the right track with the inverter. should see 12v going in and on the other side? something . does it have a dimmer? did you try messing with it, maybe dirty contacts?
#4
yea, maybe? electronics use brass contacs that can get tarnished over time. take that dimmer knob/slidder and go back and forth several times the friction can clean the contacts, works somtimes on stereo volume knobs when staticy. but probably the inverter, but i like to try the easy stuff first.
#5
Do you you have a fuse in-line for the 12v? sometimes when theres a spike in power, it could do intermittent and permanent damage to the inverter. I've had that happen 2 times to me and it was the inverter.
#6
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mine are doing the same, but i know its the inverter. i can here mine hum now.
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