sword repair details - Behr and Siemens

[shogun]

I just have collected all available pics, info and comments from various boards and combined it to one, special thanks to BillR for his contribution with pics and comments.
http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/136145

[peks]

thanks shogun! second to none, as always.

[Gene in NC]

Whatever the repair or purchase for the sword, the install is near impossible unless you get your head up in the foot well so the you can see the slot that the Sword fits into.

[pundit]

Whatever the repair or purchase for the sword, the install is near impossible unless you get your head up in the foot well so the you can see the slot that the Sword fits into.
If you have a L/H/D car then it should be a piece of cake.
Try R&R'ing a sword on a R/H/D.
There's something called a steering shaft exactly in the way! ;)

BTW Mine would only work intermittantly on variable speed but it was fine on max speed. Turned out not to be the mosfets but a bad solder joint on a capacitor. Has worked fine ever since I resoldered it.

[shogun]

in the one link I copied for bimmerboard. Here a direct link
http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/91956

And for the RHD drivers, - good that you mentioned that problem -, here something from U.K.

How To Replace The Microfilter In Rhd E32's, Sword removal included

http://www.the7seriesregister.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=1191

Maybe you first have to register there, not sure.

[shogun]

One addition:
My friend Reinhard, the electronic expert on the German 7-forum just mentioned to use BUZ11 instead of the BUZ71 I mentioned in my original posting.
They should be better.

[Javier]

soldering joints, but probably more expensive.

This is the Data sheet. 30A, 50V

http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/BU/BUZ11.pdf

This is the one for BUZ71 14A, 50V

http://www1.jaycar.com.au/images_uploaded/BUZ71.PDF

It's easy to compare.

Javier

[Rory535i]

so if i do replace the mosfets, go for the BUZ11's??

[shogun]

If Reinhard in Germany and Javier say it, go for BUZ11.
Reinhard is a pro in electronics. He has his own company and makes many other things for the members of the E32 forum, such as this flashlight innards completely new designed.
http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/shogun/original/flashlight3
Here you see his company name "ReMay"
http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/shogun/original/flashlight4
http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/shogun/original/flashlight5
http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/shogun/original/flashlight6
http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/shogun/original/flashlight8

That was the first prototype with my old flashlight.
And that was my DIY first mod to LED with a rechargeable cell phone battery
http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/shogun/original/flashlightvers1-2