Spent a good amount of time removing a large portion of the avionics on the pilot's side of the panel. This needed to be done to have access to replace the faulty PFD configuration module. The left side of the panel is tightly packed; the right.., not so much. My luck.
This morning, I had the new chip in hand & headed to the hangar to finish the replacement. The process went smoother than I had anticipated, primarily due to the great feedback I have been receiving from Tim at Stein Air. Thank you Tim..!
I have not yet tested the installation, but hope to do so tomorrow. I need to triple check all my connections before applying power to the electronics.
As a FYI - According to the technician at Garmin, the purpose of the module is to back-up the display's settings. It is mounted within the harness backshell & the system backup is completed after every panel shutdown. The chip's isolation from the display unit allows for all the settings/configurations to be automatically transferred to a new display unit should that need ever arise.
