Hatch light randomly comes on...

[DJMOJO]

the clock doesnt work at all haha ive never had to work on the idiot cluster at all on my s5 vert since ive never had a single problem with it and the TII is new to me, anyway ill take it apart and look for cold solder points. any advice on how to get that clock working?

[SecondGenPat]

The hatch light could be the switch on the actual latch is loose or mis-adjusted.

When I was experiencing the idiot cluster fading in and out, I decided to re solder it, but as I was pulling it out (key on/ clock on) every time I would pull the cluster a certain direction (it was still connected to the harness) the clock would dim then brighten.
So, I took the cluster out (re soldered it too) but I used a sewing needle to "tweak" the female pins on the male connector (body harness side) to make a tighter connection. Everything seems to work perfectly now.
-Pat

[vex]

Originally Posted by DJMOJO

the clock doesnt work at all haha ive never had to work on the idiot cluster at all on my s5 vert since ive never had a single problem with it and the TII is new to me, anyway ill take it apart and look for cold solder points. any advice on how to get that clock working?

Heat old solder, remove it either by wick or by suction, add new solder. Every place you see, re-solder.