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Subject:Westy kitchen display problem
From:Richard A. Jones
Date:Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:03:40 -0600

My '87 Westy has a kitchen display problem and I
don't know how to proceed with it.

When I flip the switch "ON" the frig LED lights
(frig running....) but after a while, it is no
longer lit.  The battery level and water level
indicators stay lit, although I think the water
level goes from green to orange (and maybe red.)

If I wiggle the switch, the frig LED will come
back on--maybe to stay or maybe not--but
wiggling the switch will show me the frig is
lit.  It might make the water level go back
to green, too.  Maybe the battery level, three!

I pulled the display board and looked for any
problems, but don't see any.  Everything is very
clean--solder joints are all shiney and nice.
The board looks perfect.

I suspect the switch itself or the ground, but
I'm a software guy and am just guessing when it
comes to wires!  Anyone understand these symptoms
and can point me the right way?

Thanks!
                        Richard A. Jones
                        Boulder, Colorado
                        '81 Vanagon   Mr Bus
                        '87 Syncro Westy   El Jefe

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