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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Explorer / January 2006

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Tired of that damn radio display.

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zotiREMOVERTHISPART@hotmail.com - 18 Nov 2005 06:14 GMT
After fixing it for 5-6 time I gave up on the DIY solution. Now, where can I
get a power board for the display that won't go bad ? Have they redesigned
it to stop it form over heating ?

zoti
Happy Traveler - 18 Nov 2005 07:27 GMT
I am assuming that yours is the Mach radio -- would be nice if you shared
that secret with us...

Pioneeer  is the manufacturer of this radio, and sells replacement parts
(1-800-421-1404, http://parts.pioneerelectronics.com)... Ordering P/N
HWM5469 (around $90) gets you a three-board kit, one of which is the display
power board that you need. Mine has so far worked perfectly for 9 months.
That's about all the testimony I can offer.
The only visible change is that those nasty high power resistors have been
raised about 1/4" above the board surface. This is standard practice for
leaded resistors, meant to reduce board heating, which should have been
followed in the original product. But in a tiny space and without any
airflow, I suspect that the benefit is not much. Perhaps they also changed
some component values to improve efficiency -- no way to tell without
schematics. One of these days I'll open the case and look for signs of
overheating; hopefully it won't be because the thing stopped working...

To be fair, not that long ago at least one person used to make a living
repairing these boards. His cost was about the same as the (brand new)
Pioneer kit. He claimed that his repair includes improvements and offered a
warranty. I have never seen his work and can't say anything about it. If
memory serves, the url was something like 'sharedmemory.com' -- google the
archives of this group, if interested.

> After fixing it for 5-6 time I gave up on the DIY solution. Now, where can I
> get a power board for the display that won't go bad ? Have they redesigned
> it to stop it form over heating ?
zotiREMOVERTHISPART@hotmail.com - 18 Nov 2005 15:31 GMT
I thought only one kind of radio does this. And yes, mine is the mach (CD
and cassette).

Damn, for $90 I would consider going with a new head unit. Do you know any
models that would work with the CD changer ?

> I am assuming that yours is the Mach radio -- would be nice if you shared
> that secret with us...
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> > get a power board for the display that won't go bad ? Have they redesigned
> > it to stop it form over heating ?
Jon Maurer - 18 Nov 2005 18:48 GMT
> To be fair, not that long ago at least one person used to make a living
> repairing these boards. His cost was about the same as the (brand new)
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> > get a power board for the display that won't go bad ? Have they redesigned
> > it to stop it form over heating ?

I used the service of the person you mentioned above and my [repaired]
radio is working fine.  Wish I could say the same for my message center
display, but that's another story.

Here's the contact info:

Duane Harrison
dharrison@ab-tech-inc.com
www.shareamemory.com/radio
www.FixYourRadio.com
www.FixYourFord.com

Jon
zotiREMOVERTHISPART@hotmail.com - 18 Nov 2005 21:41 GMT
I fixed it myself 5 or 6 times and it's working fine for a few months and
then go bad again.

> > To be fair, not that long ago at least one person used to make a living
> > repairing these boards. His cost was about the same as the (brand new)
[quoted text clipped - 21 lines]
>
> Jon
cbroussard - 10 Jan 2006 00:21 GMT
Has any one come up with a solution to this problem yet?  I believe that I
have this same system you all are speaking of.  It's in the 98 Eddie Baur
edition Explorer, has a CD & Casette along with a 6 Disc Changer in the
arm rest console.  Everything works but the display, evry now and then it
will display all the LCD functions then poof, it's gone again for another
3 months or so.  If any one has a solution please tell me. Thanks Chris  
Kenneth Fields - 10 Jan 2006 05:27 GMT
http://www.shareamemory.com/radio/

> Has any one come up with a solution to this problem yet?  I believe that I
> have this same system you all are speaking of.  It's in the 98 Eddie Baur
> edition Explorer, has a CD & Casette along with a 6 Disc Changer in the
> arm rest console.  Everything works but the display, evry now and then it
> will display all the LCD functions then poof, it's gone again for another
> 3 months or so.  If any one has a solution please tell me. Thanks Chris
 
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