[jstrickland]

The compressor has stopped, I found a trace on the control board blown off. I jumped the damaged section of the board for a couple of seconds, and the compressor comes on, but there is obviously another load that is shorted and causing the circuit card to blow the traces.

My machine has not got a schematic that I can find, normally they are folded up and stored in a plastic bag somewhere on the machine.

Thanks,
Jeff

[Gene]

Hi Jeff,

Check behind the front bottom grille.

Gene.

[jstrickland]

I did that first.

I found the trouble by following the smoke. There is a part, P/N 2212194, START-DEVICE, that has failed -- shorted.

I'm looking at the exploded view, page 18 (Rev. A), and there is a part shown that my machine has not got. Item 16 on the referenced page is damaged, and took out the main control panel, but there is Item 12 on the page that my machine is lacking. On my machine, Item 16 was secured to the side of the compressor with a wire-tie.

Item 12 appears to be a simple cover, and the absence of the cover should not cause any particular problems. What is the purpose of Item 12, can I accomplish effective repairs and still omit this part from the machine?

Thanks,
Jeff Strickland

[Gene]

Hi Jeff,

As long as you use the start device combination you do not need the cover (item 12).

The part number 2212194 has been changed by the manufacturer to the part number 8201786 which is Appliance Parts Pros item number AP3885081.

Gene.