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Mod MULDER wrote:There have been reports of bad solder connections on the circuit board inside the clock. If you know how, pull the clock and take it apart, and repair any bad connections. If you don't know how, get someone who does to take a look at it, or check the classifieds for a used clock. They are often for sale reasonably cheap.

NASIOC user MConte05 wrote:The clock pod does just pop out. I used a flathead screwdriver to pry it out. Takes some amount of force. Then pop the clock itself out of the pod, once again, another small flathead and some force will eventually get it out (I had a bitch of a time with mine). Then simply disassemble the clock by removing the back (more clips) and pop the board out (guess what? more clips).

I first tried just adding some solder to it, but since it is a surface resistor it needs solder on the bottom. I would suggest just heating up the connections to the resistor itself until slides away and can be easily removed. Then add a bit of solder to the connection points on the board, and a little on the resistor itself. At that point just lay the resistor back on the board, then heat up both ends untill the solder melts and joins the two together, do that for both ends.

You don't need to reassemble the entire clock either to test it. Just take the board and plug it it (make sure you have the plug going in the right way and not upside down) and turn on the power to the car, might take a second or two until it powers up (did for me at least). If it works, awesome! If not... try it again, it took me two or three tries before it finally worked. I figured my clock was busted for good until I decided to give it another shot, and bam, worked.

I am sure someone can write up better instructions, or at least tell me if my method was completely whack. I am not an electronics guru, so I don't solder *too* much.

ElZorro wrote:we could do it in the parking lot of a meet. Especially if you can pop it out before hand.