PeteHall
Moderator
Not caving related, but since there seem to be a few folks out there good with lamp electronics, I wonder if anyone can help with this one...
So yesterday morning, the washing machine wouldn't drain, the pump tried, but wouldn't run. I removed the hose and drained it by gravity out the back door. I then turned the machine on its side to access the bottom panel, removed the pump and removed the offending lump of limescale that had blocked it. After thoroughly descaling the pump, I put it back together and gave it a test.
10s on the fill, then set it to drain, and the pump worked as it should.
Unfortunately, the display started flashing all over the place and beeping randomly... I switched it off quick.
Having now stripped the top of it, it seems that a drop of water dripped onto the circuit board when I put the machine on its side, as there is evidence of a tiny bit of water in a few places.
On closer inspection, there seems to be a little smoke residue centred on a small resistor or whatever it is.
If that component has got hot enough to smoke, I assume it will need replacing. Or might it still be ok? How would I test it?
Is the rest of the circuit board likely to be ok if I dry it thoroughly?
Thanks
So yesterday morning, the washing machine wouldn't drain, the pump tried, but wouldn't run. I removed the hose and drained it by gravity out the back door. I then turned the machine on its side to access the bottom panel, removed the pump and removed the offending lump of limescale that had blocked it. After thoroughly descaling the pump, I put it back together and gave it a test.
10s on the fill, then set it to drain, and the pump worked as it should.
Unfortunately, the display started flashing all over the place and beeping randomly... I switched it off quick.
Having now stripped the top of it, it seems that a drop of water dripped onto the circuit board when I put the machine on its side, as there is evidence of a tiny bit of water in a few places.
On closer inspection, there seems to be a little smoke residue centred on a small resistor or whatever it is.
If that component has got hot enough to smoke, I assume it will need replacing. Or might it still be ok? How would I test it?
Is the rest of the circuit board likely to be ok if I dry it thoroughly?
Thanks