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Re: Zanussi ZI9454x Starter & overload problem
Hi Kwatt.
here are the ohm measurements Top-Right =47.4
Top Left =31.4
Left to Right= 78.1
Would this compressor be a shorted one? thanxRe: Zanussi ZI9454x Starter & overload problem
Hi guys. For now I have it hooked up to the test cord and switching it on every so often to keep the food cold and the temperature somewhere around 6-8 degress plus. I have ordered a 3 in 1 hard start pack from the US that replaces the overload and start and the capacitor. If it’s working there it has to work here to. Same barnd same factory same all on the fridges but the name might be different here, like Mine is called Zanussi and not Electrolux. So what’s the big deal. I don’t know why no one sells these in the UK when many peolle would buy them. they are cheap and runs the fridge longer than if I would throw it out now. If they are safe there they are safe here too I figured. Thanx for all the comments to my problem and all the help you are great guys thanx a lot.
Hi Kimand,
This is liable to be simple…
115VAC component on a 240VAC supply = BANG!
I did it by mistake once to a plug in module, it wasn’t pretty.
Running it on that test lead is liable to produce a similar end result.
6-8C is too warm for a fridge, it is unsafe to store some food that is intended to be refrigerated at that temperature.
Zanussi are EU made machines, US fridge freezers are different entirely and they don’t all come out the same factory at all. Electrolux USA is produced in the US, Mexico and South America largely with Zanussi refrigeration mainly from former Soviet block states and Italy for the European market, Zanussi is not sold in the US at all AFAIK.
Start relays are easily available here, but they can be model specific.
But do let us know how you get on.
K.
Re: Zanussi ZI9454x Starter & overload problem
We could always do with a booze up at the funeral 👿
Bryan
Re: Zanussi ZI9454x Starter & overload problem
Hi Kwatt.
yeah I will let you know as soon as I get it. This 3 in 1 pack is advertised as 115 to 288 volts so it supposed to work in the UK. i had the capacitor checked during this venture of mine with the fridge and when I disconnect it from the start switch it does not have any charge in it. i had it hooked back in and put the power on and then disconnect and check and it does not pop or do anything. I had checked the voltage and nothing. COuld be that the Capacitor is the culprit. I am just not sure. So many ifs. Apperently this hard start pack is also used as oem part and many repair people are using it in the states. Might just needs an extra boost and it’ll run a few more years. CheersRe: Zanussi ZI9454x Starter & overload problem
No Funeral Brian. That’s why i have two rooms in my house. One is the bang up room the other is the living room. But you are right if I had known i’ll be this thirsty in the morning I would have had more beer last night
Re: Zanussi ZI9454x Starter & overload problem
At the risk of being moderated, im posting
Kimand, you’re really out of your depth here…I’ve run a fish and chip business for several years, as well as having an electrical/electronics/mechanical engineering background (and, yes, i’m multi-talented in the building trades too,including plastering!
you really should visit your local library and get an elementary study-book out on your chosen subject.
Refrigeration isn’t rocket-science, neither is AC motor technology.
The fridge compressor is a sealed unit…the gas is compressed till it liquifys…the liquid goes to the bit inside the fridge….turns back to gas, cooling the fridge in the process.
It does not , of itself, “blow up”or “explode”Your “magic cord” is not “magic” at all it could kill you
If not from your ignorant fiddling with 240V….then food-poisoning or botulism.
K watt has already told you:-
FOOD NEEDS A STABLE TEMPERATURE at around 5 or6*
LISTEN TO GOOD ADVICE!
if you had been systematic with your “playing” you would have found out exactly what the “klixon” device was, what it did, and probably deduced why it failed……you would also realised the function of the capacitor and the operation of the start-circuit. the Cap is not there for decoration! if it’s dud..REPLACE IT! likewise the Klixon!messing with switching start/run windings manually is a recipe for disaster.
HINT…you can SEARCH on the internet.I would suggest you use the function at the bottom of the page to locate an engineer.
Fiddling and bodging is not an option for you so DO NOT begrudge paying another engineer for his professional opinion.
Sorry, I had a strop on behalf of the forum owners…..it tees me off when someone tries to help and the enquirer ignores advice or is too lazy to learn the basics of self-help first.
IMO you should steer well clear of this American bodge…fire risk/shock/injury risk/food poisoning risk..pay a proper repairer OR learn “how it works” before fiddling further.
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