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GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => GENERAL => Topic started by: druggist on October 11, 2018, 06:59:29

Title: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: druggist on October 11, 2018, 06:59:29
The clock in the radio on my FD MY11 has reset itself a couple of times lately.
It has always run fast, by a couple of minutes per week but recently I started the car to find time totally wrong.
Car battery is fine, and radio is holding phone numbers and radio station tuning.
Any ideas?
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: CraigB on October 11, 2018, 07:22:43
Could be numerous things, system crash - vehicle power surge - unit on it’s way out :undecided:
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: tw2005 on October 11, 2018, 08:44:23
Whatever it is it's likely component level in the circuitry. Is this a Bluetooth model? How important is the time if all other functions are ok?
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: druggist on October 12, 2018, 08:26:10
It is the one with the bluetooth function.

Can live without it but just wondered if it had a backup battery or something
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: tw2005 on October 12, 2018, 09:06:04
It is the one with the bluetooth function.

Can live without it but just wondered if it had a backup battery or something
To my knowledge the backup is the car battery. Fault has to be internal based on what you describe. Could even be be bad solder joints, who knows, bad oscillator , all wild guesses really without the circuitry to look at
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: The Gonz on October 13, 2018, 13:16:23
Dry joints would be my first guess, lucky if at the connectors.
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: druggist on October 13, 2018, 21:26:18
Thanks Gonz, would you suggest disconnecting and reinserting connectors?
Should I spray anything on connections before reconnecting?
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: The Gonz on October 13, 2018, 21:31:03
It would be the easiest, perhaps the only fix short of replacement. A tiny squirt of WD-40 might help.
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: tw2005 on October 13, 2018, 21:43:02
 :crazy1: Liklihood nil, you've already stated it's holding settings. WD40? Is it squeaking?

Just going to be messy and potentially get into plastics.

Contact cleaner maybe but I feel it'll be a waste of  time
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: The Gonz on October 13, 2018, 23:40:44
 :link: WD-40 Specialist 290g Fast Drying Contact Cleaner | Bunnings Warehouse (https://www.bunnings.com.au/wd-40-specialist-290g-fast-drying-contact-cleaner_p6100409)
Title: Re: Clock on radio resetting
Post by: tw2005 on October 14, 2018, 00:05:38
:link: WD-40 Specialist 290g Fast Drying Contact Cleaner | Bunnings Warehouse (https://www.bunnings.com.au/wd-40-specialist-290g-fast-drying-contact-cleaner_p6100409)
That's cheating, after the fact.  :mrgreen: Nice find though, will have look out for it next Bunning Trip.

ironically I was with father staring atthe WD pile for bike chain lube, looking for something dry.  :goodjob2:
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