[Chris Dancer]

andyjawa wrote:I remember having trouble also in tracking down the correct pcb and that is because the part number had changed apparently.

That’s what I found too. The PCBs have a microcontroller which is programmed for each specific machine, so you could buy an identical PCB and find it doesn’t work because the program is wrong, and of course there is no way to reprogram it. This works well for the manufacturers – they want you to throw the machine away and get a new one, not fix it. It’s not so good for the environment, or our pockets.

[Chris Dancer]

Update: No retailers had the exact part in stock. I searched on Ebay for the control module number and found someone selling a used one from a good machine quite close to me. I bought it, fitted it and we now have a working machine!

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