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andyjawa wrote:Great news well done. “people love to throw away stuff now that’s fixable it’s unreal” I know they do, it is as though they`ve got money to burn, just too scared to touch stuff they are unfamiliar with (which will most likely everything), can`t be bothered and buy a new one. Last time I was down the tip with some scrap steel there was a 7 to 9 year old Miele that had bit the dust, mind you at Miele repair prices that never surprises me!
I do laugh when people talk about the cost of repairing a washing machine and up to their eyeballs in debt for a car……The PCP generation. The same people will go out and buy a brand new washing machine without even considering repairing the old one.
I wish we had washing machines that were mechanically controlled with no electronic boards. Back to the mechanical timer, the Motor and pump were AC powered directly with no electronics, no DC brushes to wear out. And no driver electronics, inverters etc. So incredibly simple.
Now you see marketing nonsense such as “digital motor” or “inverter Motor” and while all that might be great for much greater control over the motor, it’s not necessary.
It’s amazing how many people get hooked by the marketing and the flashy designs of modern washing machines, at the end of the day all they do is turn clothes in a drum of water that it heats, the detergents do most of the work.
andyjawa wrote:What`s the sympton of your fault i.e. why do you think it is the pcboard? Or are you dead sure it is the board.
And yes the pcboards have to be the correct one: near enough will not do!!Hi and thanks for the reply.
The machine was dead, no lights no beeps nothing. I did all the usual checks to see if power was at least getting to the board and it was.
Anyway, luckily, I found a board on ebay exact match so perfectly good washing machine is working again.
It looks like some components get very hot under that resin stuff they put on the board.
Anyway, it was a cheap fix to get my Elderly Aunt’s machine running again, much cheaper than a new machine, people love to throw away stuff now that’s fixable it’s unreal.
