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Originally Posted by: Simon / APP Team  Hi.
To activate manual defrost press and hold freezer t* UP key while pressing fresh food t* DOWN key 5 times within 6sec. To deactivate defrost repeat the steps.
The defrost is an Adaptive Defrost Control not just the timer.
Thank you.
Simon. I totally missed this. I'll try this after dinner. :p It was 104 degrees today,with a heat index of 107. I'm beat, :confused: but I need to get this fixed. I've started price shopping for the parts that may be affected. Thanks Raymond
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Originally Posted by: Simon / APP Team This is ODD. :confused: :confused: I did the sequence mentioned to initiate defrost, the display said "dF". Sounds good do far.... I am also an idiot. :rolleyes: I reached in and pushed up on the Defroster Heater after about 1 minute of starting the defrost cycle.....AND BURNED the crap out of my hand. I have a nice straight burn line across my four fingers where I pressed up on the element. Lets say that it is working. ;) ( I also verified there was 118V to the element.) So now my quandry, whats going on here? The next logical questions being: What tells the main board to turn on the element? How long is the average Defrost Cycle? I suppose I had a loose connection, I did disconnect everything, poke around the connections and reconnected them up. :confused: I'm going to check it again later. Thanks, Raymond
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Hi.
The logistics in the control board failed. Replace the board.
Simon.
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Originally Posted by: Simon / APP Team Hi.
The logistics in the control board failed. Replace the board.
Simon. Ok, but what tells the board it's time to defrost if it's a ADC system (Auto Defrost Cycle) and not just on a Timer and runs regardless every "X" hours for "X" minutes? As an engineer, I have to wonder if its feasable (read cheaper) to find an alternate power source and rig a R/C timer circuit to turn on & off the element. :rolleyes:
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What role do the two thirmistors have in the defrost cycle? I have two of them as well as a thermostat. (There's also a thermistor in the ice maker, but I have to believe it's dedicated to the ice maker mold heater)
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Raymond
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