[Skewzyboy]

Re: F&P GW709 no power

Thanks Bigsmokepiker,
I checked the resistance on the pump and valves. They are okay. The machine didn’t reset itself, but I found an open fuse on the motor controller board. I closed the fuse with a fine wire. When I turned the machine on, the other fuse blew (in a big way), and one of the other components appears to be gone (a resister or capacitor – not sure). Anyway, it seems I need a new motor controller, but can I be sure that will fix the problem? How do I know what caused the fuse to go in the first place?

[Skewzyboy]

Re: F&P GW709 no power

Thanks for the reply Penguin45,
I have checked out the computer board, but cannot locate a removable fuse like the one in the picture you gave me.
I am an electronics ignoramus, but there are two red components soldered into the computer board that have ‘fuse’ written beside them. The component itself says “T 2A 250V, TR5”. Are these fuses? If so, how do I check if they are blown or not?
To give you some more background, I have been tinkering with the machine to fix a blocked pump. In the process I disrupted the plug that supplies power to the pump (underneath the machine). I plugged it back in and it worked fine for about a week until this happened.
Any more thoughts?

Skewzyboy (Dale)

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