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(Message started by: gost on Jan 30^th, 2011, 10:08am)

Title: trip computer
Post by gost on Jan 30^th, 2011, 10:08am

Morning gents, cant change from metric to english ;D Tried R S both together quick RandS nothing works, any ideas?

Title: Re: trip computer
Post by amigafan2003 on Jan 30^th, 2011, 12:11pm

Sounds like the contacts are correded/gunked up.

Prise the switch out, dismantle it and clean the contacts with isopropyl alcohol or meths.

Be careful not to lose the tiny springs inside it - I find dismantling it inside a sandwich bag works a treat!

Title: Re: trip computer
Post by gost on Jan 30^th, 2011, 12:45pm

Thanks will give it a go, need to go and get sandwich bags ;D

Title: Re: trip computer
Post by gozz on Jan 30^th, 2011, 2:19pm

Bruce.
Maybe a non sandwich bag may do the job ;D
GOZZ.

Title: Re: trip computer
Post by Simmo on Jan 30^th, 2011, 3:57pm

Leave the hammer in the toolbox!!. ;)