The "fuse" is repairable just by pinching it with needlenose and
resoldering. They have a carbon resistor that heats up and melts the
solder, causing a brass contact spring to pop off the top of the resistor.
My picture shows it already repaired:
http://mindfart.com/peugeot/centrallockbox/?10,0,2
The other option is to replace it with a 2 amp auto-resetting circuit
breaker....
-Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Boyington" <gene@haasinstitute.com>
To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 1986 505 central locking
> Phil,
>
> Now I've looked at all 12 of the photos really carefully. I get all of it!
> Except! What about that annoying fuse? If that is gone, is there any
> replacement, or do we just swap the whole unit from a donor (or new)?
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "(-Phil-)" <listacct@mindfart.com>
> To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>; "Gene Boyington" <gene@haasinstitute.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 1986 505 central locking
>
>
>> Yes, This is a well-known problem. I still have my picture article
> online:
>> http://mindfart.com/peugeot/centrallockbox/
>>
>> It describes how to take the box apart without cracking the plastic too!
>>
>> -Phil
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gene Boyington" <gene@haasinstitute.com>
>> To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 1986 505 central locking
>>
>>
>> > Right! I knew I was forgetting something! In our case, we were lucky
> that
>> > merely cleaning exterior contacts did the trick. It was 7 years ago,
>> > and
>> > memory fades on the details! Didn't someone report in detail about
>> > soldering
>> > the internal contacts about 2 months ago?
>> >
>> > Gene
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Richard Foubister" <rwfoub@telus.net>
>> > To: <Peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 12:23 PM
>> > Subject: RE: [Peugeot-L] 1986 505 central locking
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi, I also second that motion, I had the same problem with the central
>> >> locking on my '85 505 wagon. I took the central locking box under the
>> >> steering wheel to bits and found there was a broken solder joint
> inside.
>> >> A
>> >> quick bit of soldering saw the problem fixed and all doors now locking
>> >> and
>> >> unlocking.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Richard
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> _____
>> >>
>> >> From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com] On
>> > Behalf
>> >> Of Thomas Mladenka
>> >> Sent: February 13, 2006 10:59 PM
>> >> To: Peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
>> >> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 1986 505 central locking
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I was once helped by a list member (Phil) regarding this problem, so
>> >> here
>> > I
>> >> am passing along his very valuable information that fixed the problem
> in
>> > my
>> >> 505.
>> >>
>> >> Phil wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I suspect that your problem is actually inside the box. Sounds like
> a
>> >> cold
>> >> solder joint. (common) The act of messing with the connector is just
>> >> putting stress on the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and causing it to
> make
>> > or
>> >> break the bad connection. The little male connector blades have no
>> >> mechanical mount to the PCB other than by solder, so eventually with
>> > thermal
>> >>
>> >> cycling and vibration they will fail. This is yet another example of
>> >> Peugeot's (or their suppliers) electrical engineering blunders. They
>> > design
>> >>
>> >> a good circuit, but have little regard for the mechanical systems that
>> > make
>> >> the electronics work.
>> >>
>> >> That connector is the same style as the "problematic" connectors under
>> >> the
>> >> hood, but the underdash location is devoid of water and the other
>> > elements,
>> >> so it is reliable. (unless you somehow got water under your dash!)
>> >>
>> >> Here are some pictures I took of one the units I had inside and out:
>> >> http://mindfart.com/peugeot/centrallockbox/
>> >>
>> >> -Phil
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Dan Midtdal" <midvally@shaw.ca>
>> >> To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 7:12 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] central locking problems
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Thomas:
>> >> > Before you go to the extent of pulling things apart, try what I did
> for
>> > my
>> >>
>> >> > '86 505 TD, I simply removed the connector from the black box under
> the
>> >> > steering column, cleaned both pins and sockets with a mild abrasive
> and
>> >> > reconnected the two and Voila! I found the problem quite by
> accident,
>> >> > like a pigeon pecking at various dots to figure out where the grain
> was
>> >> > coming from. I wiggled the connector a few times and got a faint
> pulse
>> >> > from the master door lock and I jumped on it. It actually took
> several
>> >> > tries to get it to work consistently.
>> >> > Good Luck,
>> >> > Dan
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: Thomas Mladenka
>> >> > To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
>> >> > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 9:49 PM
>> >> > Subject: [Peugeot-L] central locking problems
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone know where the central locking relay is located on an
> '86
>> > 505
>> >>
>> >> > S TD? All of my power door locks including the fuel door/trunk don't
>> > work.
>> >>
>> >> > I thought that it might be a relay since everything doesn't work.
>> >> > Any
>> >> > ideas?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance,
>> >> >
>> >> > Thomas
>> >> >
>> >> > '86 505 S TD
>> >>
>> >> suprx1546 <cjcoppo@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> >> I recently purchased a 505 GL wagon. I turned the key in the
>> >> drivers
>> > door
>> >> tonight and the
>> >> central locking has stopped working. The lock plunger comes up when
> the
>> > key
>> >> is turned,
>> >> but the lock button won't stay up, nor can I open the drivers door.
> Have
>> >> any of you Peugeot
>> >> owners
>> >> had to fix this before? Any advice would be appreciated. It is a
>> >> very
>> > nice
>> >> car with only 53k
>> >> miles. The folks at work think I'm a loon for driving an old French
> car,
>> >> I'd hate for them to
>> >> see me getting in or out of the passenger side door!!:)
>> >> Thank you, Chris
>> >>
>> >>
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