clock and radio player

I read the thread dated 3-26-06 but unable to solve so i have to ask. My clock works if you tap on it but later it would go out again. I took it apart and can't seem to locate any loose wire. Very possible the clock just went bad. My CD/Radio works but does not light up anymore. 4 years ago, I tapped on it and it will come back on. The glowing light doesn't come on at all now no matter how hard i tap it. I got the feeling my clock will do the same. So my question is... What really make these items go bad? Is there a short in the wires somewhere? I do know both the clock and radio run on the same fuse. Any ideas?

haha, mine did the same exact thing. Only it happened while I was driving to Deals Gap in NC. I attributed it to altitude change. I punched it and it worked only to stop working once I came back down to florida (like everything else here). So then I got a new one. Sorry I couldn't answer your specific question about what exactly went bad. :)

I was thinking maybe due to temperature change. How much did your clock cost? My deal hear wanted $80. I walked out.

Try another search on this. I can't find the article now, but someone posted a how to on this a couple years ago. It's actually a piece of cracked solder and only takes two minutes to fix - if you know where to look. If not for the article I never would have spotted the crack myself. Takes good lighting and a magnafying glass.

Why are we posting in 5 month old threads when the OP hasn't even been online since the original post date?