c'mon BSI reset tried (and failed)

[ian260281]

thanks for pointing me in the right direction

[steve_earwig]

Just having a squint in the schematics, do your electric windows work?

Everything there is off the BSI, even the mirrors have their power from it.

Oo, one more thing - what year is it?

[ian260281]

windows all work fine, as does CL.

its a 2000 110 HDI exec.

thanks for your reply.

[steve_earwig]

Ah, the schematics don't cover the early D9 Did anyone direct you towards this yet? viewtopic.php?f=10&t=12118

[ian260281]

yeh, just found that.

[ian260281]

i wonder what those connctors are actually for? strange place for big multi plugs like that.

[steve_earwig]

Stupid place for multi plugs like that

Yeah, fingers crossed. Not a nice fault but hopefully that's it, rather than something worse.

[FarmerPug]

i wonder what those connctors are actually for? strange place for big multi plugs like that.

i thought such strange goings on were the exclucivity of multiplex d9 owners only. But i hope it solves your problem

on another issue, i dont see how water conducts electricity, i put a wire from a 9v battery into water, then the other bit of wire into the water, then to a bulb and another wire straight back to the -ve and it didnt light the bulb, so water conducting electricity as far as i can see isnt happening.

[steve_earwig]

Not multiplex but it has a BSI and those connectors are probably still there, marinading in rust...

And back to O level physics we go Ions in the water conduct the electricity, I seem to recall pure water doesn't conduct much but the impurities make ions and they do. A connector sitting in a puddle of rusty water will pass all sorts of current. Tap water does conduct but it passes a very small current, what you should have done is substitute the bulb for a meter set on the milliamp scale.

For a more dramatic effect, seeing as how the human body is something like 93% water, get two lengths of wire, a plug and a light bulb. Connect one end of each wire to the plug and bare the other ends. Then hold each bared end in each hand, put the bulb in your mouth and plug it in. The bulb won't actually light but you'll be too busy thrashing about on the floor to notice, it'll also give the paramedics something to laugh about when they turn up

[FarmerPug]

as a child i was once curious to discover mr electricity that i took out the bulb of a desk lamp, plugged the lamp in and put my finger where the bulb went, i learnt the meaning of a trip switch and was indeed not in the same place when i had done this. But what else do you do when your 5 but get electrocuted, eat cleaning products and fall over all the time.

[ian260281]

latest update!

[FarmerPug]

have another clean at the connectors, take the bsi out and clean its connectors even more it took someone 3 times to be lucky, check the rear lights for water ingress. And then failing that get it sent off

[steve_earwig]

I'm thinking if the BSI's got corrosion outside it could have it inside too...

[FarmerPug]

Genius words from the man of genuis words himself, probably true, if water got ontop of the bsi its got into it and like a mobile phone and water they dont work.

[ian260281]

just to keep you up to date: no revs, speedo, trip counter or millage (showing 000000)

anymore suggestions?