F&P 701 washer fault code 17

[Splashcam]

Hi all, from sunny Oz.
I live on an island & it’s a real pain to get machine to a techo – so I try to do it myself – any help greatly appreciated.
History: Our F&P GW701U badly fried the main board (scorch marks in casing below motor circuits, melted tracks etc)
Checked resistance of inlet valves (OK), cleaned & checked pump then ran it separately on bench (OK), checked motor windings (I get only around 10 Ohms with crappy meters – shouldn’t it be around 30 Ohms?).
Replaced main board (blue), mains on, into diagnostics – no fault showing.
Attempted “Start wash” – beeping & red LED 1 on – no go.
Back to Diagnostic = Fault 17.
Fault 17 not on list I have from previously fixing neighbours washer – what is it?

Do I need to set size of 701 after putting in new board? If so, how to set 7.5kg?

[Penguin45]

Re: F&P 701 washer fault code 17

17 is the boards not talking to each other correctly. If you you turn off the auto restart, it should show you a different fault code which we may be able to work with.

Size error comes up as 9 – if it hasn’t, leave it.

Penguin45.

[Splashcam]

Re: F&P 701 washer fault code 17

Thanks Penguin,

When going into Diagnostic (as per your Sticky above) I don’t get “2 beeps” but pattern of LEDS seems to change correctly.
Restart then seems to turn on/off OK.
With Restart OFF (confirmed by 5 LHS LEDs showing) I get Fault 9 ( = size problem)

So I try to set size:
I turn Restart back ON (either via diagnostic or Mains OFF for 10secs) to get zero LEDs at Mains ON. Then hold TEMP UP as hit POWER – but this does not give expected 4 beeps and LEDS do not change from “Ready to Wash” pattern – so I can’t set size (for 7.5kg = SPIN SPEED UP to light SPIN HOLD, then press POWER to lock in size . I don’t have “Tech Instructions” for this machine – is this the correct procedure for trying to set size? If so, any ideas on what’s going wrong?

If i try to Start wash i still get LED 1 flash & beep & no action.
I’m concerned that as I still don’t know cause of original board frying I risk blowing the new one.

all the best, Splashcam.

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