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700/900 Series General Forum for the Volvo 740, 760, 780, 940, 960 & S/V90 cars |
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Nov 30th, 2010, 19:56 | #1 |
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940 1995 estate
hi all
i only have 1 dashlight out of 4 working ,the lamps seem o k well im sure they are. i have had them out and swopped them round i got 2 more to work but the working one went of . so a bit frustrating . im thinking its the printed circut . but am not sure . can you lads help |
Nov 30th, 2010, 20:40 | #2 |
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I had an intermittant failure of one bulb a few weeks ago.
I eventually changed the four larger bulbs for new(remember there is a smaller 1.3A capless bulb illuminating the top of the panel, in-between the indicator repeaters). The old bulb and circuit board seemed fine. The only thing I noticed was the contact wires on the capless bulbs were bent and possibly compromising connection in the bulb-holders. Remember to use only 3A bulbs and not the 5A ones which are easier to find. I tried 5A bulbs in my last 940 and they overheated and burned out after 6 months.
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Nov 30th, 2010, 21:07 | #3 |
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hi i thought i got bulbs from volvo . are the holder and bulbs one unit . there is 4 spread along the centre of the dash .
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Nov 30th, 2010, 21:32 | #4 |
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No the bulb holders take capless bulbs which just push in.
As well as the four large 3w bulbs along the centre, there are 3 small 1.3w bulbs at the top. Two are for the indicator repeaters and the third illuminates the top of the speedometer. Correction: I used 'Amps' for bulb ratings in my last post,when I meant 'watts'.
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Nov 30th, 2010, 22:14 | #5 |
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hi in the volvo handbook . it shows some of the bulbs being1.2 w. gear selector auto . warning/indicator lamps. and control panel .. it just may be the lamps need replaceing. where do you get yours from
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Nov 30th, 2010, 22:34 | #6 |
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The 3w #504 bulbs I bought from Amazon. The 1.2w #286 bulbs I last bought were from a Volvo dealer.
They are both available online. Here are a couple of quick searches I made: 286 capless bulb 1.2w 504 capless bulb
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