Candy GO F 842 Stopped Mid Cycle

[T5 graham]

Hi, I have a Candy GO F 842 that has stopped mid cycle. I just noticed this morning that it had stopped half way through the wash. There are no telle-tale lights, the machine just seems dead. I expected it to be simple failure of the the mains input somewhere along the line. I have removed the top cover and probed with a volt meter and can confirm that there is 240V AC on the control PCB input terminals. There is around 180V AC on the coil of the door switch. (Coil resistance is around 850 OHMS) The heating element has a resistance of around 40 OHMS. I am at a loss to know what is wrong as I have no circuit diagrams to work with. I suspect it to be failure of the control PCB. Can anyone help please.

[kaibart]

Re: Candy GO F 842 Stopped Mid Cycle

More than likely a pub failure do you have access to a insulation tester if so do a insulation check as more than likely something has cause the pcb failure poss heating element hope this helps you kai

[T5 graham]

Re: Candy GO F 842 Stopped Mid Cycle

Thanks Kaibart, as it happens I do have an insulation tester, however I have just looked at the cost of the PCB plus what has caused it to fail and simply replaced the whole machine – what a waste I know but at £230 for a new one it just is not worth my time. It seems that domestic kitchen appliances have gone the same way as the cathode ray tube in becoming a close call for repairing or replacing! Cheers.

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