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Time for Silverleaf to be installed

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$5k?  I actually like the analog red needle dash and it's gauges  location just below your sight line myself.

I looked at flyte10's  silverleaf  dash.  Really nice.  Almost crashed 30 years ago in a new 40' bird looking down and playing with the dash stuff. 

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I'm not sure of the material of the dash, but the "gold color" is supposed to illuminate.

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Quote from: DavidS –
Time for Silverleaf to be installed
Thanks David but I dont think Silverleaf will do my old coach much good as I dont have a lot of computer stuff on it, its still old school  :)

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Quote from: Siren –
I'm not sure of the material of the dash, but the "gold color" is supposed to illuminate.
Thanks Siren, yes the gold still lights up on, well except for that one spot.

I just want to keep if from sparking, but it is sort of cool looking at night when it sparks  :))

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I think it is not a short, but a bad connection. Try this paint I have used it to repair circuit boards.

Electric Paint 10ml - Bare Conductive

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Quote from: craneman –
I think it is not a short, but a bad connection. Try this paint I have use it to repair circuit boards.
Thanks craneman I will give it a try.  I just ordered it from a place in Colorado.

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Wow! Love it lit up! My doesn't do that anymore! Would love to get that restored/functioning again!

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Alas, the 96' Unicoach dashes don't have the electroluminescent feature, even though they look the same at first glance. On the other hand, you don't have to worry about destroying its functionality by making a custom cut out for a gauge or monitor. I suppose there may be a few late 96' builds that had already transitioned to the EL dash as I believe that the 97's are so equipped.
Don
Quote from: jhardman –
Wow! Love it lit up! My doesn't do that anymore! Would love to get that restored/functioning again!

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Quote from: Don & Tys –
Alas, the 96' Unicoach dashes don't have the electroluminescent feature, even though they look the same at first glance. On the other hand, you don't have to worry about destroying its functionality by making a custom cut out for a gauge or monitor. I suppose there may be a few late 96' builds that had already transitioned to the EL dash as I believe that the 97's are so equipped.
Don

Bummer!

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Reply #11 –
Don, is the dash in a 2000 U320 supposed to be luminescent?

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It is standard in a '99 U320 so 2000 should be also.

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Another thing for me to learn about and diagnose as to why my dash does not light. This is becoming a full time job.

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Ken the dash should be fitted as my 2000 is
JohnH

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Quote from: Super8mm –
Thanks Siren, yes the gold still lights up on, well except for that one spot.

I just want to keep if from sparking, but it is sort of cool looking at night when it sparks  :))
I have the E.L. (Electro Luminescent) dash and when I turn it up/on to where it turns on/blue I have 2 sections that glow blue. The dash around the gauges and then to my left where the retarder and all the buttons/rocker switches are located. The dash doesn't seem to have any issues. But surrounding the rocker switches part of the EL is not glowing blue.  About a 3 inch section is dark and actually has some sparking/flickering of white light  (and a little buzzing/sizzling) happening when I turn up the knob to illuminate the rest of the dash

Is the buzzing normal?

  Is this thing toast or is there a way to fix it? 

Super8mm. Did you have any luck with the Electric Paint 10ml - Bare Conductive for a fix that Craneman recommend, and how did you fix it?

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My side panel does not light up.  Should it?

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Should be aluminum under the coating

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When we bought our coach 1 of the EL panels didn't work. By the time we were half way home another one failed. I really like the classy look of the EL, so plan to take a crack at fixing them. There's some good info in this thread: Log in especially posts 5 and 8, by James Stallings.

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Hey you lucky folks with el panels, how about shooting a picture of one lit up at night?  I'm curious.