
R50 rev counter and speedo flicking on and off...
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R50 rev counter and speedo flicking on and off...
Anyone experienced this? Both going while driving then all of a sudden go dead, then come back on later?! An electrical issue I presume. I have checked the fuses - all OK. 

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Re: R50 rev counter and speedo flicking on and off...
could be a loose connection in the plug or a dry solder joint on back of speedo cluster
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Re: R50 rev counter and speedo flicking on and off...
Do they both stop together?
And do you have an analogue odometer or a digital one? The digital odometer clusters are more prone to complete failure.
And do you have an analogue odometer or a digital one? The digital odometer clusters are more prone to complete failure.
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Re: R50 rev counter and speedo flicking on and off...
ChurchurDan wrote:Do they both stop together?
And do you have an analogue odometer or a digital one? The digital odometer clusters are more prone to complete failure.
Yes - both stop together, then go again. Both are analogue.
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Re: R50 rev counter and speedo flicking on and off...
The Green Machine wrote:ChurchurDan wrote:Do they both stop together?
And do you have an analogue odometer or a digital one? The digital odometer clusters are more prone to complete failure.
Yes - both stop together, then go again. Both are analogue.
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Oh - the odometer is digital - that doesn't stop! (unfortunately)
Re: R50 rev counter and speedo flicking on and off...
mud_slinger wrote:dry solder joint on back of speedo cluster
Quite likely to be this
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Re: R50 rev counter and speedo flicking on and off...
Pull the cluster out and take the speedo out of it and check for dry soldered joints on the circuit board or get it repaired by an instrument repair shop before it dies completely. When it totally dies the odo will go to 9999999 and all gauges will stop.