Tired of that damn radio display.

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

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.

> wrote in message
...
> 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 ?

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 ?

"Happy Traveler" > wrote in message
...
> 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.
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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 ?
>
>

In article >,
says...

>
> 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.
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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 ?
>
>
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

www.shareamemory.com/radio
www.FixYourRadio.com
www.FixYourFord.com

Jon

I fixed it myself 5 or 6 times and it's working fine for a few months and
then go bad again.

"Jon Maurer" > wrote in message
.. .
> In article >,
> says...
>
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > 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 ?
> >
> >
> 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
>
> www.shareamemory.com/radio
> www.FixYourRadio.com
> www.FixYourFord.com
>
> Jon

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

http://www.shareamemory.com/radio/



"cbroussard" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> 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
>