Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:37:46 GMT From: arkovsky <ozarnospamk.net> Subject: Re: SID units
ma_twain wrote: > Emmy Dubbs wrote: > >> OK, I've been doing internet research...looks like the SID units have >> a history of failure. Mine, 1997 SE Turbo, convertible. Pixels >> coming/going. What's the answer? >> >> Matt >> > > We plugged in one those electronic air cleaners in a car. The SID > started to fade out. We thought we were in for a replacement. Then we > notice the problem started when the electronic device was plugged in. > Guess what happened when we unplugged the air cleaner? If you have any > aftermarket electronic device plugged into a power outlet near the SID, > consider this a possibility before you replace the SID. I don't know if > a cell phone can cause problems with a SID, but my Nextel Motorola will > drive any speaker/telephone system crazy. > The problem is due to bad contact between the thin wire strip and the conductive glass, something that is hard to fix.