tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396160690189969206.post7829279115531267795..comments2024-03-26T05:34:45.937-04:00Comments on Crawls Backward (When Alarmed): VDO Quartz Clock Repair on the SAAB c900Yr Fthfl Blggrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219471569230180465noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396160690189969206.post-60448710694628353062019-06-20T03:20:09.086-04:002019-06-20T03:20:09.086-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.David Kormenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667990985528365221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396160690189969206.post-60573955327253324392016-05-01T12:26:42.105-04:002016-05-01T12:26:42.105-04:00Excellent! Congratulations!Excellent! Congratulations!Yr Fthfl Blggrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219471569230180465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396160690189969206.post-71642000325873412142016-04-29T05:17:53.825-04:002016-04-29T05:17:53.825-04:00Hello, Barcelona here again. Just to say that it ...Hello, Barcelona here again. Just to say that it worked! Thanks so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396160690189969206.post-73741902531843628342015-07-31T12:34:55.273-04:002015-07-31T12:34:55.273-04:00Thanks for your kind words. I'm so glad this ...Thanks for your kind words. I'm so glad this helped!<br /><br />An easy way to check to polarity is with a multimeter/DMM. Since you know which is the negative side of one of the caps, that point on the circuit board will have continuity with the negative point (pad) on the board. Clip a lead to the known negative point, and touch the other lead to each of the two pads for the second cap. The negative will be where you have continuity (no resistance).<br /><br />I'd suggest you don't apply power until you're sure. Otherwise, the cap will fail - meaning it will smoke, or worse, explode.Yr Fthfl Blggrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219471569230180465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396160690189969206.post-39590066614227050002015-07-30T11:15:56.731-04:002015-07-30T11:15:56.731-04:00Hello, I just completed this repair and haven'...Hello, I just completed this repair and haven't tested the cluster yet, but it would've been impossible without your detailed write up and photos. Only doubt I have is whether I got the polarity for the 47uF cap right, as I couldn't see any markings on the board. Regards from Barcelona and thanks again for this excellent write up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396160690189969206.post-19492922298290055272014-10-07T15:52:13.398-04:002014-10-07T15:52:13.398-04:00What a lovely thing to do to an old SAAB. That'...What a lovely thing to do to an old SAAB. That's the exact look of the dashboards I used to stare at. Shame the company went up the creek.Sven Nyström, Argapahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686126502997392719noreply@blogger.com