[s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD Questions

[James Murray (LMC)]

Keith... three days left ! don't delay...send me your HVAC ! ha.

I'll try taking it apart again and cleaning it with this super duper contact
cleaner I picked up at lunch time. I couldn't find this elusive "stabilent
22".

My trick is I keep the display on specific numbers so you can't tell the
difference, instead of displaying LO, I switch to 19, etc.... oh well my
secret it out !

/J.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Keith Maddock [SMTP:Keith.Maddock at trw.com]
	Sent:	July 23, 2002 3:21 PM
	To:	rpastore at animalfeeds.com; s-car-list at audifans.com;
James.Murray at ericsson.ca
	Subject:	RE: [s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD
Questions

	James/Bob..

	I had this problem with my HVAC controller too.  I took the display
apart a few times, and put stabilant-22 everywhere I could imagine.  It
fixed it for a few days, then was back to the old garbled display...

	I fixed it by buying a new HVAC controller from a wrecking yard, not
cheap.. :(  In the end it was worth it because it was very visible to
everyone that rode in the car (as well as bothering me).

	Cheers,
	Keith "Car-less in Detroit" Maddock

	(T minus 3 days till takeoff to the fatherland!)

	*************************************************************
	Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive, Livonia, Michigan
	Slip Control Software Design, Traction Control Systems
	(734) 266 - 3971   -   -   keith.maddock at trw.com

	>>> Robert Pastore <rpastore at animalfeeds.com> 07/23/02 10:49AM >>>
	James:
	Try a little stabilant 22 where the rubber feet of the contacts meet
the
	LCD.

	Bob

	-----Original Message-----
	From: James Murray (LMC) [mailto:James.Murray at ericsson.ca]
	Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 10:37 AM
	To: 'len.mckenzie at rogers.com'; Cody Payne; s-car-list at audifans.com
	Subject: RE: [s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD Questions


	My problem is the display in the heat/AC controller below the radio,
it
	seems to be affected by humidity!?

	When it's humid the LCD lights up correctly, but when the air is
dryer the
	digits do not display correctly and I haven't been able to figure
out how to
	fix it. I've had it completely appart ! I mean completely.... But I
could
	not see the problem. I guess there's a small contact issue in the
LCD glass
	but I'm not sure how to fix this?

	Anyone?

	/J.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Ulrich L. McKenzie [SMTP:mckenzie3249 at rogers.com]
		Sent:	July 22, 2002 10:44 PM
		To:	Cody Payne; s-car-list at audifans.com
		Subject:	RE: [s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD
	Questions

		Hi Cody,

		Discussed the LED problem with a colleague this AM.  He
solved his
	by
		removing and disassembling the dash, and applying a contact
enhancer
	to all
		the exposed solder joints and connectors.  I think it is
called
	"Stabilant
		22  (Brent, can you confirm?)  Not only solved the LED
problem, but
	now says
		all displays are brighter.

		As for the rattles, every time I re&re my IC, I have
different
	noises left
		over.  The factory uses ties all over the place when they
are
	originally
		assembled.  Just try to make sure all loose cables are tied
firmly
	in place,
		or padded in areas that might move around.

		HTH

		Len
		'94 UrS4 (Still waiting to hear from Hoppen....)

		-----Original Message-----
		From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
		[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Cody
Payne
		Sent: 22 July 2002 12:09
		To: s-car-list at audifans.com
		Subject: [s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD Questions


		Gents,
			Is there any cure to a noisy dash board?  Seems to
creak,
	and rattle a
		little bit when driving.  Sort of annoying.  Seems to come
from
	right over
		the console.

		-2nd Question:
			My LCD display on the dash seems to be going out or
is very
	sensitive to
		hot temperatures in the car.  It pretty much doesn't display
	anything that
		is legible except in the AM I can make out "OK"  I had a
similar
	problem on
		my 1998.5 A4...

		Thoughts?

		Thx

		cp
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