Brake warning/pads

[DAK]

I used to solder a lot and was a little nervous when I saw the "board
computer" pc board. It has a combination of surface mount and through
hole components. Just be carefull to not overheat things and make sure
those surface mount pieces don't get a chance to shift. I don't know if
they are adhered to the board, but if you holy heat one connection at a
time, the other connection will hold it in place.

BTW, I used a temperature controlled weller iron meant for static
sensitive parts. Make sure your iron is at least grounded.

Good luck!

David

Mike Del Tergo wrote:
> On the brake pad light it "can" come from many sources.  A common
> failure is also along the cable to the pads. (both at the lower
> connection, mis connection, and on my 5KTQ the upper lines)  I will take
> a look at the PC board though.  I have the pad light as well.  The real
> annoyance being that it will not shut off with a push of the reset
> button like it should.  Looks like I am off to RS for a new fine
> soldering gun.
> Mike
> 200 20V Avant x 2
>
>
>
> From: DAK <>
> Subject: Re: Brake warning/pads
>
> I just went through this. On mine, the light was coming on (along with
> some other warnings. The classic "bad solder connections" in the
> instrument cluster. I had mine out 3 nights in a row and finally got it.
> If you pull the IC, you can test a pin on the brown 26 pin connector
> (pin 10) to check for continuity with ground. I think mine had about 2
> ohms resistance. That wire runs to both brake pads, then to ground. I
> ended up tracing the circuit path through the PC board, all the way to a
> big 68 pin chip. I re-flowed each solder connection on the way (and most
> others on that board also!).
>
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