Short version: My A/C compressor wasn't engaging when told to by the ACC
pushbutton unit, and testing seemed to narrow it down to the Klima relay,
although readings from several sensors were also suspect. I took the gamble
and swapped in a new relay ($120 from Rusty) and now everything's fine.
Y
old one internally. I did try resoldering the old one, with no
change in
behavior (except that I got a headache, despite decent ventilation,
from the
melting of the epoxy coating or whatever it is that's on so many of
these
old boards).
Resoldering does not work unless you first strip the b
On 5/4/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know enough about electronics to get much out of the
> broken relay, so I'm willing to send it to anyone (Jim?) who wants to
> dissect it or attempt a component-level repair. There sure are more
> components in it than I expected---ICs,
OK, it's on its way to you, Jim. Good thing you have the SDL to test
it
in. (Assuming the specs are the same for the Klima in the 603 engine
regardless of chassis---I guess that isn't a very safe assumption,
knowing
Ma Benz's prediliction for subtle differences in parts that one would
think
Jim Cathey wrote:
OK, it's on its way to you, Jim. Good thing you have the SDL to test
it
in. (Assuming the specs are the same for the Klima in the 603 engine
regardless of chassis---I guess that isn't a very safe assumption,
knowing
Ma Benz's prediliction for subtle differences in parts that
