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Well, finishing a post does help comprehensionThat's why it's stupid
Well, finishing a post does help comprehensionThat's why it's stupid
I doubt it's a fuse - indeed, the heat function worked last night but not this morning.Capacitors are polarity sensitive, make sure you put the replacements in the same way as they are now.
EDIT: Have you checked the 25A fuse as per fault diagnostic guide in the second photo?
EDIT: On second glance the whole thing would be dead if that was blown, check fuse F03 instead.
... except that the fault diagnostic guide says that F03 will blow if there is problem with the capacitors, it might be an easy way to confirm that the capacitors need replacing.I doubt it's a fuse - indeed, the heat function worked last night but not this morning.
Intermittent fault, likely something slowly dying.
The Toshie a/c dept dude is in Alexandria so it's easy to swing past...
its a glass fuse, you should be able to see if its intact, sorry pics aren't that close to see from here... except that the fault diagnostic guide says that F03 will blow if there is problem with the capacitors, it might be an easy way to confirm that the capacitors need replacing.
Replace the board will be dearer but guaranteed to work, changing capacitors yourself would be significantly cheaper but may or may not fix the fault. Unless you can find someone who specifically diagnoses and repairs boards/has the parts on hand then I imagine most people wouldn't be interested and I would think that any savings would quickly be eaten up in hourly charge rates.How difficult would it to be for someone with a clue to diagnose the board functions?
I seem to recall these boards being very expensive...over $1k.
[edit] Found this.
what could go wrong?Found this!
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https://toshibaaircon.ru/files/nodus_items/0002/1204/file-1204-1424248189.pdf
Everything you need to know about diagnosing stuff!
It's a sign from the universe.I can't find my multimeter, that's what...
Buy a new jumper and save the planet.Our Toshiba A/C stopped doing its reverse cycle heat thing the other night. This unit was here in the old house when we bought it six years ago & it was probably already installed 5 years prior.
Anyway, we were going to replace it but damn, something with this grunt ain't cheap. And the Toshie units get a great wrap. Found online diagnostic info (fault is either external PCB or fan unit) so rang the Toshiba helpline. Never have I spoken to a more upfront dude...he says as the fan spins (on cool) the fan motor is likely ok, and the PCB is also likely ok as the unit mostly works.
He's adamant that the capacitors are gone/fading. He says this is something I can swap at home. So I pulled the unit apart tonight:
I'm a clutzzz with a soldering iron but can make it work.
Am I going to break something doing it myself (he can sell me the caps)?