Cluster power connections for bench testing, caps replacement

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This info from Gert with pics might be interesting for those who want to test their cluster on the bench

Cluster power connections for bench testing
and here the cluster pinout for all plugs and versions, that means grey, blue, white backplate
Steckerbelegung Kombi

[shogun]

instrument cluster issues - repairs, capacitors, collection of info, please add comments, links, repairs......

https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...topped-working!
capacitor replacement:
http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Mainte...Capacitors.htm
http://bmwe32.masscom.net/johan/dash...dash_caps.html
blue cluster caps replacement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4MwIlhJpKA
http://www.exx.se/maintenance/instru...34/index.shtml
here the link to fongman recovered with the wayback machine fongman1 repairpages instrument cluster repair https://web.archive.org/web/20060411...terrepair.html
all repairs from fongman from wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20060117...net/~fongman1/
youtube by Pieter Wiel, For future reference -> I made a video that shows how to repair the dashboard, E34 Dashboard Fix Dull Display / Gauges not working
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Mj...ature=youtu.be
As for the capacitors, just to add some dimensions/sizes:
I have been told by the electronic guru of the German 7 forum many years ago: you can replace them with higher voltage such as all with 35 Volt ones or more as long as they fit by size/dimensions. You just have to pay attention to the diameter, otherwise they do not fit, max. thickness/diameter of 10 mm is possible and NOT higher than 16 mm.The distance between the "feet/legs" of the capacitor should be 5 mm. So the dimensions are the most important, the rest does not matter much.

How to remove the cluster without removing the steering wheel
http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/422663
http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/422658/

in my case the problem was the OBC, not the cluster - chime/gong randonly comes on - solved https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...highlight=gong