Heater control button removal ???

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Re: Heater control button removal ???

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Long time ago, back in the mists of time !

It is all in the tread. Basically the middle knob is a little bar steward. Push from the back if I remember (but I don't really) ?
The complete disassembly method is easier in many ways but has it's own pitfalls with alignment and is more time consuming.
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Re: Heater control button removal ???

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Okey doke, cheers.

I’ll apply more pressure!

You wouldn’t have a drawing showing which pins/test points are for knob illumination (LEDs)?
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No circuit diagrams :( for the PCB.

You can see the LEDs easily enough though ...
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Re: Heater control button removal ???

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Yah I can see the LEDs, just wanted to bench test the new ones before I put it all back together. I’ll just bell out the cable that’s live when I turn the lights on.

So I managed to get the middle knob off by prying the legend plate off and the knob just popped off.

I maybe loosened it with a combination of pulling like F*** and using a terminal driver and hammer that to tap the rear of what I thought was the knob. Turns out that’s a a hollow shaft that sits behind the PCB, so hitting that wasn't the way :roll:

Did you replace the 90Deg SMD LEDs too?

Cheers for the help so far!
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@Papa Bear did the LED changes on his panel (and everywhere else) so would be the source for info, but not been around for a while ... !
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Re: Heater control button removal ???

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Yeah I saw. Sounds like he’s been busy lately.

Looks like the 90 deg SMD ones are also red, so will need swapping out.
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