markbyers1978 wrote:MrPotatoHead wrote:you have to desolder the LCD screen and lift it up, but I didn't really feel like desoldering and looking at mine after clarence fixed it, so I'm not sure exactly which resistor was the culprit!
I posted in NASIOC (Usa site) Jan 2010 as below:
Hi All,
I am from Sydney Australia.
We badge the "Legacy" as a "Liberty" here.
Same trouble with clock on my 04-3.0RB - a gentle tap used to get it to work but eventually died.
Solder R4 which is under the vaccuum fluorescent tube.
I desoldered one side of the tube & bent it up gently to gain access, reworked solder joint on both pads of the "R4" resistor (component is marked "511").
One pad was really bad - resistor fell off when I heated only one pad (the other end). Hard with a large tip soldering iron & small surface mount components - got there after a few mintes. Soldered tube back in & tested before reassembling.
Works well now...thanks to this thread which gave me the idea.
Little bit fiddly but cheaper than replacement cost.
Dealer quoted $600AU fitted replacement of whole clock module...
What the $%#@ ?
Looks like the Japanese Rhythm Clock Co. clocks have this issue about 5 years of age...
Hopefully this helps someone.
No pics - as it is all back in place now.
May get some if I ever do this for a friend...?
Mark
Hence R4 is the answer - in my case....there may be other faults, I do not claim to be all knowing nor expert in this matter....
My tone if not clear is one of helpfulness not arrogance or condescension.
ZeroAlpha wrote:Just wanted to say thank you for the info in this post. I've had my 04 GT for a couple of weeks now and it was annoying me that the clock display was dead. Followed the info here and even with my crap soldering skills I got it going again.
Graphite wrote:markbyers1978 wrote:MrPotatoHead wrote:you have to desolder the LCD screen and lift it up, but I didn't really feel like desoldering and looking at mine after clarence fixed it, so I'm not sure exactly which resistor was the culprit!
I posted in NASIOC (Usa site) Jan 2010 as below:
Hi All,
I am from Sydney Australia.
We badge the "Legacy" as a "Liberty" here.
Same trouble with clock on my 04-3.0RB - a gentle tap used to get it to work but eventually died.
Solder R4 which is under the vaccuum fluorescent tube.
I desoldered one side of the tube & bent it up gently to gain access, reworked solder joint on both pads of the "R4" resistor (component is marked "511").
One pad was really bad - resistor fell off when I heated only one pad (the other end). Hard with a large tip soldering iron & small surface mount components - got there after a few mintes. Soldered tube back in & tested before reassembling.
Works well now...thanks to this thread which gave me the idea.
Little bit fiddly but cheaper than replacement cost.
Dealer quoted $600AU fitted replacement of whole clock module...
What the $%#@ ?
Looks like the Japanese Rhythm Clock Co. clocks have this issue about 5 years of age...
Hopefully this helps someone.
No pics - as it is all back in place now.
May get some if I ever do this for a friend...?
Mark
Hence R4 is the answer - in my case....there may be other faults, I do not claim to be all knowing nor expert in this matter....
My tone if not clear is one of helpfulness not arrogance or condescension.
Thanks Mark
I had the clock out again - took some pics to help other people...
Here is the display raised:
And here is my dodgey soldering of R4 :
Just a note - very tricky trying to get the legs back in the board - my writeup on my 'home forum' is here... http://www.uklegacy.com/forums/index.ph ... t&p=531104
Working 5 days now and another guy on uklegacy forum got his clock working with this R4 resoldering, so thanks again - I feel we've got somewhere this time
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