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Old 10-31-2011, 09:25 AM
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Re: Trouble Shooting Rear Defogger

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I have a couple of valuable comments related to this.

First of all, great job Chris! I wish I had noticed this thread before. HotZ28 directed me to it.

I would reiterate ND4SP's comment to tape up the connectors. I would maybe slide on some more heat shrink over the exposed terminal ends, then mix up a batch of JBWeld to both hold the terminals together and provide a bit more electrical insulation.

When I took my module apart I noticed that the worst charring was on the terminals themselves. This indicates that the correct fix is not to change the module (unless it is actually defective as well), but to replace the terminals as you have.

Chris, if you have pictures showing insulation going right to the ends of the terminals, and a note indicating which terminal is for the rear defog and which one is for the antenna amplifier, I would recommend this thread be placed as a sticky. You have one of the most intelligent repairs I've seen so far and would have saved me from paying $90 for a new module (stuff in Canada always costs way more, usually because of shipping).
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