What capacitor to change to get my HUD/Spedo to work.

[project240.info]

Can somone tell me what cap to replace as the instructions @ zerothread?id=158878 have no images.

Here is a link to my images:

http://www.project240.info/project240b/

especially:

http://www.project240.info/pro....html

Your help would be greatly appreciated

[icex01x]

Decided to go ahead and register to prevent anymore misinformation on the subject and to help other that might be curious since the original images are down. below is a copy of the email I sent the thread starter.

Quote »I'm not registered with NiCO, but I saw your post i figured I'd help since the orignal guide seems to have died.I saved the files and have since mirrored them guide on my site which you can find here http://frozencore.net/240sx/240sx_speedo.htm.Also, here's a photo of mine after being replaced http://www.flickr.com/photos/icex01x/141944269/.[/quote]there are a few notes on the flickr image that may be of helpand you can also clearly see the capacitor as the one on the left in this photo by the thread starter

hope this helps

[srpowered240sx]

this kind. its a pretty hard capacitator to get a hold of. sorry, had to.

[project240.info]

Thank you very much icex01x. I'm on my way!

http://frozencore.net/240sx/240sx_speedo.htm

[project240.info]

Well my board was laminated and I made a mess of the parts now my HUD is totally messed.

Oh well. I tried really hard. If anyone has a hud or an digital module please let me know.

[icex01x]

Well my board was laminated and I made a mess of the parts now my HUD is totally messed.

Oh well. I tried really hard. If anyone has a hud or an digital module please let me know.

you mean the bottom of the board? i know it's too late, but you didn't even need to touch that. pull off the old cap and solder the new one to the existing pads. you can't solder through the board like you normaly would with a radial lead cap.

[project240.info]

I know, the top was laminiated and I couldn't strip the cap off properly. The legs that were left from the ripped off cap did not accept solder no matter what. I then proceded to strip the base of the old cap which was laminated or laquered in and I made a meess of things.

This is really unfortunate as I had big hopes of getting this going. Now I'm thinking an anlog cluster would work just fine. I'm not going to change my dash just in case a HUD comes my way some time in the future.

Thanks all for your help. If you know of an inexpensive DOHC HUD for sale please let me know.

[Bronze]

project240.info,

You may still be able to salvage your HUD. The reason I know is that I ran in to a similar problem yesterday. Basically, you need to find another location on the board that is the same electrically. In my case, the left contact accepted solder but the right would not. So, a multimeter was used to check other locations on the board. I had someone solder it for me and so I'm not exactly sure what was done. I believe he checked for continuity from the right pad to another location on the board and made the solder there. It's worth a try. Best of luck to you!

On a side note, icex01x, thank you so much for writing up this guide and to all who troubleshot this unit and posted information. Without you guys, I would've gone on without a working HUD, dash lights, odometer and cruise control. It's been this way for 6 years. Now, everything is operational and I feel a renewed interest in my car. Props to NICO and all the help received via their forum.

[icex01x]

On a side note, icex01x, thank you so much for writing up this guide and to all who troubleshot this unit and posted information. Without you guys, I would've gone on without a working HUD, dash lights, odometer and cruise control. It's been this way for 6 years. Now, everything is operational and I feel a renewed interest in my car. Props to NICO and all the help received via their forum.

no problem, too be fair though the wirte up isn't my work, i'm just hosting it since the original site is down.i'm glad you got your hud working again, mine was dead for only a few months before i couldn't take it anymore.

[1989coupe]

I know, the top was laminiated and I couldn't strip the cap off properly. The legs that were left from the ripped off cap did not accept solder no matter what. I then proceded to strip the base of the old cap which was laminated or laquered in and I made a meess of things.

This is really unfortunate as I had big hopes of getting this going. Now I'm thinking an anlog cluster would work just fine. I'm not going to change my dash just in case a HUD comes my way some time in the future.

Thanks all for your help. If you know of an inexpensive DOHC HUD for sale please let me know.

I have the same problem. I found a place that sells the boards alone for around $50. They told me it plugs into the cluster. It is called the 'printed circuit board'. Here is the URL for the 1993 board. https://www.1stnissanparts.com/oe_parts_cat.html I was told this would fix the problem.

PRINTED circuit BOARD, 240SX, Digital Instruments 91-94 $48.48 Electrical - Instruments & gauges - Printed circuit board

I haven't donethis yet, but was going to try it after I get my other car from the body shop.

[AZhitman]

zerothread?id=158878

Images are fine... Fixed last week.

[1989coupe]

I have the same problem. I found a place that sells the boards alone for around $50. They told me it plugs into the cluster. It is called the 'printed circuit board'. Here is the URL for the 1993 board. https://www.1stnissanparts.com/oe_parts_cat.html I was told this would fix the problem.

PRINTED circuit BOARD, 240SX, Digital Instruments 91-94 $48.48 Electrical - Instruments & gauges - Printed circuit board

I haven't donethis yet, but was going to try it after I get my other car from the body shop.

Sorry, The URL will only take you to the website where you will have to do a search for your specific car. After you enter your car year, make and model there is a box on the right side of the screen where you cna do a search for the part. Enter circuit or circuit board and it will bring up the options for analog and digital boards.