[Shotimes] Redundant radio control

[Carl Prochilo]

that should say, "Now to get that..."
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, June 4, 2004 11:53 am, Carl Prochilo said:
> One of the most interesting things about this is the fact that you can pop
> out the control without opening the dash up.  On mine I was able to just
> use my hands to get the controls to pop out.  And once you jostle it, at
> least on mine, all the buttons started working again.  Not to get that
> pesky bulb replaced.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Fri, June 4, 2004 7:54 am, gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org said:
>> With Frank Whittle's permission, I posted his Word document as is to my
>> website.  The file is about 1.3MBs in size due to the picture content,
>> so
>> just be aware of that if you are trying to grab this via dial-up.
>> Either
>> opening or saving the document should work fine.  In the case of the
>> former you will see the word doc open in your browswer window and in the
>> case of the latter you would save the actual file locally.
>>
>> http://prochilo.myserver.org:2080/Redundant_radio_control_fix.doc
>>
>> PS.  Frank, good job on this buddy and for being able to send the file.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> On Thu, June 3, 2004 3:36 pm, Jim and Debbie Leyden said:
>>> Just to make thing even more confusing...
>>>
>>> The lamps for the fog light switch are about half the size of the ones
>>> in
>>> the redundant radio control and the defrost switch
>>>
>>> (at least on my GENII's)
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>>> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>>> On Behalf Of fwhittle@mindspring.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:28 AM
>>> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Redundant radio control
>>>
>>>
>>> The article is ready, I just have to get it to Evan.  Regarding the
>>> bulb,
>>> I
>>> just got a few from the PnP, since the switch is a snap to remove.  I
>>> noticed that the bulb for the rear defroster button is different
>>> (slightly
>>> smaller).
>>>
>>> Frank Whittle
>>> '95 ATX
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Kevin & Cheryl Airth <clubairth@peoplepc.com>
>>> Sent: Jun 2, 2004 11:29 AM
>>> To: fwhittle@mindspring.com, shotimes@autox.team.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Redundant radio control
>>>
>>> Frank:
>>>  That's a great idea! I have seen several different write ups and have
>>> tried
>>> several different types of fixes myself. I have an adapter to allow the
>>> remote buttons to work my Sony ES head unit. But the logic seems to get
>>> lost
>>> or screwed up at different times. I thought it was the remote buttons
>>> fault
>>> but after buying a new one ($65!) with no change. Even had the adapter
>>> changed out under warrantee with no change. After my fixes they usually
>>> work
>>> fine for a short while. The volume control seems to stay working no
>>> matter
>>> what? But the seek is the worst and then sometimes the memory button
>>> does
>>> not work also. For awhile I was pretty sure the problems were heat
>>> related
>>> but don't know? I am STILL looking for the correct bulb for this.
>>> Please
>>> post to the list if you find it or a substitute. .
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Quick question for everyone--when your redundant radio control fails,
>>> which button is it that fails?  I finally figured out what was wrong
>>> with
>>> mine (and the junkyard replacement) and was able to figure out how to
>>> fix
>>> it.  It seems to be an inherent flaw in the design, which is why I
>>> think
>>> that everyone is having a problem with the "seek" button only.  Am I
>>> right?
>>> I'll try to put together a repair write-up for the Shotimes FAQ.  I
>>> just
>>> love solving problems like this!
>>>>
>>>> On a related note, does anyone happen to know the voltage and wattage
>>>> of
>>> the lamp in this switch?  I think it's 12V, but don't know the wattage.
>>> I
>>> suppose it's easy enough to get a couple from the
>>> junk...oops--recycler/dismantler.
>>>>
>>>> Frank Whittle
>>>> '95 ATX
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