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weerab
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3rd Jun 07 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
alrite guys

was at the scrappies on saturday and found a gsi corsa so i took the clocks off it complete with a set of lockwood dials

got these wired in using the tutorial evrything works except the speedo doesnt work properly

when u pull forward slowly it goes up fast and then when you stop the speedo stays at say 50mph and doesnt come back down

it only comes back down when you reverse, there was a piece of copper wire where the speedo sit but when this was on the speedo wouldnt sit right down so removed this and the speedo sits perfectly

can anybody give me any advice on what could be wrong and was the piece of copper wire that was there be for anything?

cheers guys and sorry for the essay lol
pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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3rd Jun 07 at 16:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What car is it going into? (Full car details please )
weerab
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it is a 1996 corsa b 1.2 eco m8 it was imported from northern ireland
pdwhelan
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3rd Jun 07 at 16:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by weerab
was the piece of copper wire that was there be for anything?



More than likely yes. if you look at the back of the clocks you will see a whole load of copper leading to electrical stuff , maybe its come off the circuit board
weerab
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3rd Jun 07 at 16:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the piece of copper wire looked as if it had been melted into the plastic behind the speedo and there was no more copper wire behind it
pdwhelan
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pdwhelan
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quote:
Originally posted by weerab
the piece of copper wire looked as if it had been melted into the plastic behind the speedo and there was no more copper wire behind it



Pretty much explains why it doesnt work then
pdwhelan
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those are gsi clocks by the way, should be the same as yours
weerab
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3rd Jun 07 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how does everything else work then m8 the rev counter works,petrol gauge and temperature its just that the speedo doesnt work right
pdwhelan
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3rd Jun 07 at 17:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
because the copper strip/wire thats melted into the plasitc is not working properly.

and everything else that works may not be using anything from that one copper wire


[Edited on 03-06-2007 by pdwhelan]
weerab
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those clocks look the same as mine at the back is the gsi dials backlit
pdwhelan
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3rd Jun 07 at 17:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its because they are the same lol
weerab
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3rd Jun 07 at 17:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are the gsi dials backlit

 
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