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speedometer/odometer testing
hello,
does anyone know how to test the speedometer/odometer when it's out of the vehicle>? i got a 86 420SEL (it has an electrical wire instead of an cable that goes to the speedo head). i know how to test the old style cable driven one (put a drill to the back of the speedo head), but i don't know how to test an electronic one. how exactly does it work? ( does it get a volt signal from the tranny?) any help will be appreciated |
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Increasing a/c voltage from the trans as you increase speed.
You can test the output from the trans very easy. Testing the gauge requires a frequency generator.
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thanks m.b. doc, i found the instructions to test the speedo in the manual; don't have a frequency generator though...i replaced some broken gears for the odo but it still doesn't work, resoldered connections on the board and odometer still doesn't work; i was trying to run the speedo out of the car so i don't have to keep pulling the cluster...i guess there's a little electric (electro-magnetic) motor that runs the main gear for the odometer..must be shot....guess i am off to the junkyard!!! thanks for the info though
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Are you really, really sure that you are getting power (and ground) to it? On a 107 (which I'll bet has a similar board, anyway), there is an infamous trace on the board that blows if anyone in the past had shorted +12 to ground.
Looking at the PCB while I had a spare gauge set apart (to change the gears and to restore it), I think the frequency to voltage converter chip used is a fairly industry standard chip, which could theoretically fail - but I'd try the above first.
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