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skyline_paul

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Hey guys...i need some help on this one, ive got a kenwood flip face deck

my head unit is powered and all the speakers work but the problem with it is that it seems to be keylocked....like the whole lcd display is lit up, i mean literally, all the displays are lit up but not to full contrast (like there is something wrong with it). It doesnt allow you to press any buttons at all except the reset button but that even doesnt get the deck to normal working conditions.

I went to the the audio repair shop and he qouted $120 to fix it and said that there is something wrong with the BAND?? is this for real??

any help would be appreciated, thanks

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A lot of flip down units use a "flex" (thin plastic strip with wire traces through it and bare terminals on ends) to connect the face to the main unit. Wondering if this is what the repairer meant by a "band"??

Some of these flexes are prone to breaking after being bent back and forth many times. Could be the ground wire for the buttons inside this that's broken?

I can imagine Kenwood would charge $70-$80 for this part, spares are usually extremely overpriced considering it would be a $0.02 part... Factor in labour and that price would sound about right.

If you've got any friends with some electronic nous and a multimeter you may be able to check the continuity of these wires and see if one is broken. A short length of $0.20 wire and some soldering may be able to fix it!

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