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19th January 2020, 16:24 | #1 |
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MG 7 heater panel
I fitted an MG7 heater panel a few months ago and I'm generally happy with it
Today however it locked up , no controls worked , fan went to high speed and when I turned ignition off panel stayed illuminated. When I took it out disconnected and reconnected it it seems ok. Anyone else had this happen? Wondering if it's a one off or if it going to be a recurring problem that will need me to contact the seller |
19th January 2020, 20:01 | #2 |
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Could be just the connector pins needing a clean. Maybe give the pins and connector plugs a spray with contact cleaner. I have the MG7 aircon controller in my 75, but the only issue I had was the very dim screen illumination. I believe it's inherent to the design rather than a bad sample. OK in the dark, but in daylight I simply couldn't make anything out. I made a radical modification to sort it.
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19th January 2020, 22:27 | #3 |
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I've heard the thing about them been dim , but unless the lights are on and sunlight is very bright not had a problem with it
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20th January 2020, 08:34 | #4 |
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I fitted a custom back lighting panel with 18 amber LEDs. This is home made so a lot of work.
It required some serious reworking of the display holder so the backlight can project through. Not for the faint-hearted. This shot shows the work in progress. TC Last edited by T-Cut; 20th January 2020 at 15:13.. |
20th January 2020, 12:40 | #5 |
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I know with the Mg7 heater the demist test on the diesel will not work unless the engine is running, I found this out at a Nano meet after changing a fan over on a car then also changing a gold resistor twice thinking it could be that, we even changed over the control box PCB.
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Hello there, the tips so far seem spot on - a bit of contact cleaner on both connectors is a good first step (followed by disconnecting and reconnecting a couple of times).
One of the plugs seems slightly more difficult to clip in properly than the other - this plus coming loose can also cause 'odd' symptoms like this. I found this out myself!
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