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Fault…at switch-on all the display LED’s Flash and the machine does not start,but sometimes it will after a slightly knock with my fist… ( like we used to give the old TV’s) but this now fails too start it…. so now I find by holding in the start button or pressing other buttons for sometime it does start, any ideas anyone…JoeRe: Hotpint Ultima WT741
If you do mean ‘ALL’ of the lights flash rapidly then that is a well documented fault on the main power module in the base.
If you are handy with a soldering iron there is a capacitor on the board that is a common failure.Re: Hotpint Ultima WT741
iadom… thanks for quick reply… yes they all do flash, glad it seems to be a common fault which usually means it has/can be fixed. Not yet removed any covers.
I’m very handy with a soldering iron ( Industrial electronic/electrical background, happily retired now)
So would this be a small capacitor for say the electronic speed controller, any idea too it’s value and position – if I do locate it by discovering it by it having a bad joint will feed back info…Joe
Re: Hotpint Ultima WT741
There are three capacitors close together, you should find the largest of them with the top ‘domed’ this is the one that needs replacing, value will be on the capacitor but make sure it is refitted with correct polarity.
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iadom…. Fella yer’ve done good – the 680uF 10Volt was the domed/puffed up one replaced it with a 680uF 16V one from Maplin.
Since I got in touch last the W/M was working intermittently so kinda lived with it but yesterday it just Stopped. So then yer have to fix it. Many thanks …Joe
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