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Re: Ford Radio Blank Display

Yeah, I wasn't too good at the do it yourself soldering either. I guess I should have left it to the pros. I went ahead and did the "Save My Sanity" swap at

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and was able to fix my radio without shipping it off and using only a philips screw driver to remove three screws and a pair of needle nose pliers. They give you step by step pictures and instructions detailing the swap. I'm happy and my wife thinks I'm Superman (that won't last long).

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Watton
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Hi Watton,

Loved your testimony! Just a Phillips screwdriver and a pair of pliers, and voila, the wife thinks you are Superman! Why didn't I think about that? Instead of saving my sanity at Mr. Sharememory, I stupidly resoldered all those surface mounted resistors and capacitors. Removed the shield and did the same on the front side of the power board too. Remounted the power resistors away from the circuit board. Even replaced the overeheated electrolytics while I was there. All carefully performed under a microscope, with the finest, precisely temperature-controlled, Swiss-made soldering iron that money can buy. My success barely lasted three months, and the board overheated itself to death. Not even the best soldering technique would revive it. I admitted defeat and blew $100 on a new one from Pioneer. The radio works. But the the wife? She is just saying "I told you not to waste any time fixing it yourself, idiot. You should have spent that time turning the compost pile. That's where you belong". No Superman here.

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Happy Traveler

Yes, I wasn't up to tackling the soldering with "precisely temperature-controlled, Swiss-made soldering iron" like your adventure...but if it gives you an excuse to go buy one and add to your tool empire, I'm all about that.

I just went with the Save My Sanity Swap program at

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. Didn't require any soldering, just a phillips screwdriver and a pair of needle pliers. Plus, I didn't have to ship my radio off and go with silence in my car for 4-8 weeks waiting for the radio to be returned. They also assured me that if this didn't work, I could return it for a full refund. So, I figured it was worth a shot. I randomly contacted a few of the people that has posting on the web site and they swore by it. At the time it was only $85 (plus a deposit which I promptly got back once I sent my old board back.

Been as happy as a married guy can be with a bright green glowing display and being able to read the clock, radio station and CD tracks...happiness comes in such small victories.

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Watton

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