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Ryan McDonough
Tinkerer
NSW
JZZ30 TT

Posts: 65
Reg: 07-2005

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Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 12:20 pm, by:  Ryan McDonough (Ryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi guys. I was using my cig lighter to charge a laptop, and after it finished, I plugged in another charger (for GPS this time) and it wouldn't work. Had a look at the laptop charger attachment, and it was very hot. Now I have the problem of the cig lighter not working and the air con unit not working either!!

I have checked every fuse under the bonnet and in the drivers kick panel. I pulled the unit out to have a look for any burnt wires etc, and found nothing. Plugged it all back together and still nothing work! Pushing the buttons on the unit, or even the auto button, does nothing.


Does anyone have any ideas as to what it could be??
Tim Laird
Tinkerer
Vic
Soarer TT

Posts: 8
Reg: 02-2006

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Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 07:57 pm, by:  Tim Laird (Tim_l) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've got the same problem as you at the moment and would love to hear a solution, but mine was while running a dvd player screen running of power from in the wiring in that area.
Tai Johnsen
TryHard
QLD
Soarer V8

Posts: 128
Reg: 04-2006

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Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 10:10 pm, by:  Tai Johnsen (Privatejohnsen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i'm not sure about the aircon not working, but I think there is an inline fuse right on the bottom of the cigarette lighter... There is a center contact and an outer contact joined by this "fuse"... Worth checking

I just put a blob of solder over it and it worked.

Having said that, it has stopped working again, so i suggest using a bit of wire :-)

(PS, i ran a separate wire from the battery to the cig lighter socket so i could use it without the keys in the car, there is no other connection)
Matthew Werner
Tinkerer
qld
TT

Posts: 88
Reg: 12-2006

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Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 10:15 am, by:  Matthew Werner (Matto_888) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hey fellas.
my air con don work either. some nut (not mentioning any names) decided to plug thermo fans into the ac positive relay in the fuse box and killed it. now a fuse somewhere is blown or something and nothing works. i can override the relay and manually turn both the compressor and climate control. but there is no power getting to the relay. i've checked all fuses in the fuse box. is there more ac fuses in the drivers kick panel? or are there any anywhere else?? help me please summers on its way

Werner
Travis Bentley
TryHard
WA
DUEL TURBOCHARGED LEXXXXUS (Yes my turbos fight each other)

Posts: 245
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Friday, September 07, 2007 - 12:18 pm, by:  Travis Bentley (Kinny) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

try going faster with the windows down. it works for me cos my car is red and goes fast. ^_^
Danny Da Silva
Tinkerer
Victoria
Soarer TT

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 10:39 am, by:  Danny Da Silva (Loud_lexus) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hi guys i just had the same problem but worst! the bit under the speedo that tells me errors/gear has gone to!

my mate just fixed it and said your air con unit has shorted out and needs replacing! aparently its a common fault on the soarers!

if you want the same auto elec to fix it i would recommend him anyday for any car! he's fixed my 2002 porsche c2, 1965 mustang, 2005 audi a4

i wouldnt let any other auto elec touch my cars as he's one of the best and doesnt charge you through the roof

Warrandyte Auto Elec, if you have problems finding him call maximum automotive in warrandyte! its in the same building/ old petrol station
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 02:58 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Danny Da Silva wrote on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 10:39 am:

my mate just fixed it and said your air con unit has shorted out and needs replacing! aparently its a common fault on the soarers!


Since when? What exactly shorted out?
Tony Gadd
Newbie
NSW
SC400

Posts: 3
Reg: 10-2007

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Wednesday, September 02, 2009 - 07:48 pm, by:  Tony Gadd (Tonygad) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Although a bit late in the day but I have to report my wife's 1995 GT-L 4.0 climate control circuit board shorted and am currently looking for a replacement unit.
Ian Johnston
Goo Roo
South Australia
UZZ30 GT 4.0, Suzuki DL650 Vstrom. BA XR6Turbo Ute.

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Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 12:57 pm, by:  Ian Johnston (Ted) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a problem with my ex UZZ31 with the whole AC/heater system not working, or even lighting up on the EMV screen, and the bottom section of the main dash not showing up either. Also, no cig lighter.
All seemed to happen at once. Worked one day, not the next.
Thought it maybe the start of the blinky dash, but cant see how that would affect the EMV.

Any thoughts?
Matthew Werner
TryHard
Qld
jzz30 TT

Posts: 340
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 11:25 pm, by:  Matthew Werner (Matto_888) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

start at the beginning mate,
fuse box under the bonnet and the fuse box behind driver's kick panel...

failing that, if your not sure on doing it yourself. take it to a auto electrician that you know, not some random joint in a town your just passing through.... and get them to go over it.

fuses first, then worry about shorted wiring...

and never replace a fuse with any other size other then the one that blew, if it's blowing a fuse then there is a problem that needs fixing not dodging up..

Matt
Ian Johnston
Goo Roo
South Australia
UZZ30 GT 4.0, Suzuki DL650 Vstrom. BA XR6Turbo Ute.

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Thursday, December 02, 2010 - 09:16 am, by:  Ian Johnston (Ted) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Checked and replaced all the fuses related to the problem. Is booked into my auto elec Monday.
Boris Siljanoski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
LS400 + Soarer.

Posts: 1238
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Thursday, December 02, 2010 - 05:02 pm, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Some plug-in chargers are ridiculously poor quality, they are made in such a way that the positive and negative wires inside the unit are not insulated and move around, eventually a plastic separator in there snaps (Or similar) shorting out and blowing a fuse.
Ian Johnston
Goo Roo
South Australia
UZZ30 GT 4.0, Suzuki DL650 Vstrom. BA XR6Turbo Ute.

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Monday, December 06, 2010 - 12:26 pm, by:  Ian Johnston (Ted) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Problem fixed. Cig lighter fuse. Was a piece of a plugin charger stuck in the lighter socket.

Just odd how much stuff runs off that one fuse.
And before anyone asks, I dont know what fuse it was, as I got the info from the owner, not the sparky.
Matthew Werner
TryHard
Qld
jzz30 TT

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Monday, December 06, 2010 - 01:13 pm, by:  Matthew Werner (Matto_888) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

easy way to find out... short the cigarete plug out again and follow the smoke :-)
Ian Johnston
Goo Roo
South Australia
UZZ30 GT 4.0, Suzuki DL650 Vstrom. BA XR6Turbo Ute.

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Monday, December 06, 2010 - 01:16 pm, by:  Ian Johnston (Ted) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Matthew, remind me never to go where you work.
Matthew Werner
TryHard
Qld
jzz30 TT

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Monday, December 06, 2010 - 01:47 pm, by:  Matthew Werner (Matto_888) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hehe... underground actually...

only someone who knows better would say somethin that wrong hehe

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