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condensation in instrument cluster- fix?

Started by J.P., November 08, 2008, 04:47:04 AM

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lemond

Anyone else feels that its ridiculous for us to take off the cluster and putting it back and forth? Ducatis just are not good with electronics, there are a few exceptions but they are rare. Someone one should tell Ducati to source out their electrical design elsewhere!
2000 GSX-R 600 Track Bike
1995 Ducati Monster M900

clubhousemotorsports

For the short term the fogging is not an issue as the moisture will get out eventually.

Long term the moisture leads to corrosion and then failures, I am seeing plenty of green corrosion inside the dashes of 4 year old bikes.

Maybe the new philosophy at Ducati is to scare anyone away from owning a Ducati that does not have a warranty. [puke]

DuciD03

Quote from: CapnCrunch on November 16, 2008, 10:03:28 PM
Remove your cluster.
place into oven and bake on warm for 5 hours.

cheeky; but when can you tell when its cooked right through?  With the "cluster on the sunny sill method" I find theres a nice light tanning effect also ...
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J.P.

Might try to coat the PCB w/ silicone(the food grade stuff) to stop corrosion. Throw it in dessicant to dry it first.
Then make a key clip attachment and QR, that way I won't loose it when I take it off after riding. Unless I loose my keys.
'06 S2R1k- Have a nice day! :)