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Offline Dr. Martin Gooter Bling

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semitron mirror meter problem
« on: January 13, 2023, 05:25:51 pm »
i noticed a problem after the last meter fare update. When the meter was fully off it would beep and come on with PRG on it and then turn off. i had a very loose connection with wunna the wires in the glovebox once and that was the cause. i checked all the wires and evertin is brand new. i thought after the last fare update the meter was runnin a little internal maintenance or diagnostic sporadically or sumtin when it knew it was off and not being used but it's never done the beepin or done the PRG or gone blank mid fare until last night.

Drove by these 4 yokes and the one center stage was flappin it's arms up and down and motioning for me to spin the car round in the opposite direction. This is a cunt now if ever there was one i saysta to myself. I pull in amongst heavy traffic and i can't gerra turn. i'm stopped and boxed in by traffic. He's gonna say how come ye did'nt turdin the car round for us and sure enough he does. Fat fuck get's in the front the surly aulfla in the back, the aulwan and the fat fuck's girlfriend who was like a bleedin ukranian. "Busy no." I knew he was a cunt. I looked at the meter and said i cudda sworn i started it. Went to start it again and it was dead. Bollockssssssssssssss. I'll just charge them a flat 15 i saysta myself. "It's great to talk to a taxi driver without needin an interpreter." Interpret this ye fat cunt i felt like sayin while fuckin squeezin my mickey at the yoke. Ocean drive by the Lighthouse Family was on the radio. "He's a great singer is'nt he." He is yes. Super song. The black fella don't know his name. "Ye can't say black fella anymore". Why the fuck not ye cunt ye. "He sang Batman." Pardon? The yoke is really irritatin me now. He sang what? "He sang Batman. Kiss from a Rose." That was Seal ye fuckin cunt ye. Anudder fuckin great song. Just pullin inta their estate the meter beeps and comes back on with 4.40 on it. Aw Jaysus the mouthpiece is gonna say 4.40 that's grand. The three yokes in the back got out without a word of thank you. Dirt. He digs himself outta the car and i quickly knock the meter off. Now that's 15 please squire. Had anudder little fiddle with the wires earlier but evertin is rock solid and i could'nt duplicate the fault i could'nt.

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2023, 05:56:12 pm »
Semitron sounds like a horny transformer.

Offline Dr. Martin Gooter Bling

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2023, 06:16:52 pm »
laffin.

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2023, 08:04:46 pm »
Semitron sounds like a horny transformer.

Yeah one that drives a taxi but can't get a full blown horn!!

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2023, 09:20:56 am »
Get it fixed DMG, ya know it will give ya problems again another night and most likely when ya really don't want them...

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2023, 12:59:06 pm »
My semitron was switching off in the middle of the journey, then comes back on at the same fare it turned off. Later it blew a fuse. Got it fixed and hasn’t happened again


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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2023, 07:21:51 am »
My semitron was switching off in the middle of the journey, then comes back on at the same fare it turned off. Later it blew a fuse. Got it fixed and hasn’t happened again
Did the seal need to be broken ?

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2023, 05:30:56 pm »
No the meter fuse is somewhere under the glovebox.


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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2023, 07:38:12 pm »
If a fuse had blown it wouldn't come back on as suggested. More likely dodgy wiring. In fact, you're probably lucky it didn't start a fire.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2023, 11:32:09 am »
meter beeped and went dead once or twice last week and was totally dead yesterday. i fiddled with the wiring and noticed that when i press down hard on the yellow 5 amp blade fuse i replicated the problem. new fuse problem solved. the damage to the top was from trying to pull it out with a little pliers.



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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2023, 11:35:08 am »
Where did you get it Ken in Scan ?
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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2023, 11:44:10 am »
yes but the stuff was transferred over from my old car.
i was having problems with the central locking i remember and when i got the car back the meter was'nt working. they'd been fiddling with the meter gear and it was'nt connected back up properly.

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2023, 11:56:23 am »
On mine it wont let you clear a fare if the car is moving .
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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2023, 11:59:05 am »
same with mine.
ye know when ye do be goin the wrong way it would be nice to be able to pause the meter while you're moving.

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Re: semitron mirror meter problem
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2023, 12:01:23 pm »
same with mine.
ye know when ye do be goin the wrong way it would be nice to be able to pause the meter while you're moving.

i can pause it just sometimes it wont let me clear a fare if I am moving .
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