Customer Support 7 days a week

Welcome Guest! You can not login or register.

Notification

Icon
Error

Options
Go to last post Go to first unread
davemoore78613  
#1 Posted : Sunday, February 23, 2014 6:39:16 PM(UTC)
davemoore78613

Rank: Member

Groups: Registered
Joined: 2/23/2014(UTC)
Posts: 1

Thought I'd share my experience with this issue.

1. "locked door" flashing on control panel
2. after cycling breaker an error code FC appeared on control panel as well. Looking this code up says "check door lock circuit".
3. I found elsewhere on this blog and at GE a contrl panel button sequence that supposedly sometimes clears this issue - repeated tries did not work for me.
4. I used a VOM to make sure I got the correct resistances across the 2 switches on the door lock device and they were ok (one being low resistance and the other infinite resistance) meaning one swich was closed and the other open as was expected.
5. I replaced the door lock mechanism. Didn't fix it (I should not have wasted my money).
6. Ok, so has to be the controller right? Wrong - that didn't fix it either (this surprised me).
7. Ok, so it has to be wiring then, Sure enough, when I measured the resistance between the 2 non-common wires that run to the door lock switches they had 3 ohms resistance between them! (this should have been infinite resistance). I went ahead and fished thru 3 new wires for the door lock switch and viola! - problem gone. BTW, do not use just any wire - make sure you get THHN high temperature wire!

Moral of the story - try the control panel unlock sequence first. Next, carefully check the 3 wires of the door lock circuit for shorts between them and shorts to ground (short to the stove metal body). If the wiring is good and the door lock switches ring out good then it is probably the controller.

Hope this helps someone...

Dave
Sponsor
See inside of your appliance - diagrams and part photos for virtually every model.

powered by AppliancePartsPros.com
 
Users browsing this topic
Forum Jump  
You can post new topics in this forum.
You can reply to topics in this forum.
You can delete your posts in this forum.
You can edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You can vote in polls in this forum.