Hi all

My power seat stopped forwards backwards

It is burned through obv

See pic

Is this repairable in your opinion ?

Thanks

Ron

 

I'm no electrical guru, but I think you could bridge over it and repair it. My question is, what caused it to happen in the first place? Was the switch held down for an extended period? Tampering with it, etc? If it were mine, I wouldn't be so concerned with the repair as much as it doing it again and possibly starting a fire. I had a seat module short out and I could see a glow through the plastic case. There have been plenty of people on here that have repaired them though.

That said, if you choose not to repair it, I have an extra module for purchase...PM'ed you.

 

That is not the normal circuit board line failure and I strongly suspect that any repair effort would be much more than a replacement module.

 

Before you give up on it give Darrell Turner a call and get his email to send him a picture. He is the module guru that a lot of us has used in the past for repairs. Let him know Vern from Jaguar Forums referred you.
Darrell Turner 858-649-9090

 

Oke I bridged it with solder Works fine again. I do
not know whats caused this. I do know my fuse blown
a few times. Put in a heavier fuse ....

Also i noticed dome wire damadge under the seat (also cured)

I guess it is a combination, also the seat is allways
heavy loaded ....

 

They design these electrical systems and their fuses are spec'd to fail BEFORE there's a system overload. In your case it failed for some reason but putting a stronger fuse isn't the answer as it may well lead to an even more catastrophic electrical failure in and area that will be a hell of a lot more expensive....including starting a fire and destroying your car.

 

Seriously, put in the correct fuse or you risk starting a fire!!! Advice from an electrical engineer.

 

+1 to warnings given here . . . but don't fall for the trap of replacing with fuse rated to that blown. Rather, replace with the correct fuse! The cover chart gives you the correct rating . . . suggest you use it.

I say this because . . .

• generally, a smart idea is to fix the problem causing blown fuses rather than ignore them . . . or worse, compound the problem;
• I'm betting this monumental PCB damage is BECAUSE you fitted the wrong fuse . . . the correct one would have protected the circuit rather than explode it off the PCB;
• finally, solder alone may not prove a permanent fix . . . suggest a copper wire bridge laid into the solder.

Suggest you DVM the current draw during motion, with and without occupant loading and compare with correct fuse rating.

Cheers,

Ken