rotoboy661

just wanted to let u guys know that my pfc commander problem last night has been solved

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=1#post3895156

basicaly i got the guts to open the commander up (no warranty anyways so what the hell)

there are 2 phillips heads on the lower backside of the commander that need to be removed

and the rest are just snaps, crack it open with tiny screwdriver for eye glass

after opening i noticed that the wires on the bottom were all connected to the board except for one ( its brown!!!!)

so i just got a fine soldering wire and mild soldering iron, and reattached it

make sure u dont keep the iron on the board too long, i just tap it on the board a coulple times and got it reconnected

before u put it back together make sure you test it, mine came alive again

and yeh clean off the clear display from the inside, mine had lint all over

after that just put the phillips screws back ( do not overtighten )and snap back the rest of the cover

and YOUR DONE!! and think about this u just saved yourself 300 bux for a new comander

good luck on your fix

thanx
mike

DaleClark

iTrader: (55)

Glad you whupped it! Many times with solid-state electronics it's a simple fix like that. Good job!

Dale

TwinTurbo93

How did your commander act before you fixed it?

I also have a problem with it, it's stuck on APEX-i the first display after I turn the ignition on, doesn't move even if I press any button.

Great fix man, I'll give it a shot and see if anything is loose in there.
Thanks for sharing...

Spirit_Rotary_7

Nice work man. Beats paying the 300 for a new one.

Mikey

BlueRex

Nice detailed write-up

nextelbuddy

thats the same problem he had.. so if yours is doing this then follow his write up and you are good to go

TwinTurbo93

Hell freaking yeah I will, tomorow I'm going to pull my car out of the winter storage place and get the commander to try fixing it.

I gues I missed his original thread where he posted the problem, wow, same problem as mine... I got a good chances...


Thanks again...

rotoboy661

yeh

whats funny is if u cant fic ur commander one day

Tom93R1

iTrader: (2)

I sort of did the same thing a couple months back but I opened it up and had 2 disconnected wires. I re-soldered them and the thing works now but still no light. Oh well, one of these days I will get it.

rotoboy661

the backlight??

burned out LED's???

im getting mine in amber to match my dash light

GL tom

Tom93R1

iTrader: (2)

My backlight went out, it was the same time the entire commander died so I think it is just one of the wires still just needs to be re-connected. Probably I did a bad soldering job.

rotoboy661

hmm let me know if u cant get it to go

i know someone that can restore the BL to any color u want

TwinTurbo93

I read alot of posts people having problems with they're commander, how the hell this thing is made so fragile, so cheap????

rotoboy661

beats me, electronics fry sometime

this was just a simple fix

not too worried yet

AntiVenom7

i dunno the whole damn thing seems pretty simple to me. I have plans separating the two boards, relocating the screen, and putting the pad elsewhere. The whole thing seems like it could be made quite a bit smaller and detracts from most interior setups.

anyhow good to hear that it was such a simple fix.

BlueRex

I was implying that such a fix doesn't require your so called detailed write-up. All you had to do was state the problem with your commander and the solution. I'm sure almost everyone on here can figure out how to remove some screws and solder a wire.

If i do need to fix my commander some day I'll be sure to pull up your write-up and get all the details

FDNewbie

iTrader: (10)

Mike, plz be sure to post pics of the PFC w/ the new amber backlighting I'm curious how visibility is gonna be...

TwinTurbo93

Yes, you right about that, they fry often, but the commander is nothing special to it, is like a freaking calculator of some sort, or a similar electronic device that fall millions of times on the floor and never happens nothing to them.

TwinTurbo93

Thanks rotoboy661 my commander is good as new...

rotoboy661

koo man

glad to hear that u saved 300 bux like me

hey ill post pics wehen i get the back light in amber

mike