Non-PCM Repair on a Jazz Board Refrigerator
Entry posted by Samurai Appliance Repair Man
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This is a newish Maytag jazz board refrigerator presenting with a warm FF and cold FZ. This was not your typical defrost failure. The failure here was the evaporator fan was not running. I troubleshot the problem without disassembling the freezer-- did it all from the jazz board.
Even though this is a modern, computer-controlled refrigerator, what you're about to see are actually old skool troubleshooting techniques that have been largely lost in the appliance repair trade today:
- reading the schematic and understanding from it how the circuit is supposed to work
- knowing where to measure with my multimeter
- properly interpreting my meter readings to draw the correct conclusion about the real problem
- "jumping the switch"
There were no visible failures or burn marks on this board. I had to deduce the cause of the problem from my meter readings and using my jumper wire to prove my conclusions. Come with me now on a journey of Total Appliance Enlightenment...
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(PCM - Parts Changing Monkey)
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