Coronavirus (non political)

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by Back2RFK

No Hypocrisy here. Our oven needs to be replaced and will shut off for hours at a time. I thought it was fixed but Friday night it shut down again. Sometimes it will come back on if I throw the main breaker but sometimes not. My biggest point I was trying to make is that people were not just running in buying what they needed and getting out the were just casually browsing around. This is the first time I have ventured from home and was very surprised.

Sure I could be infected but before I went into the stores I cleaned my hands. I also wiped down the cart and I made sure to stay 6 or more feet from people. When I realized people were not taking an precautions I turned around and left.

Electric or gas oven? They are pretty simple devices, with any DIY skills and basic tools they are easy to fix. Unless of course you have a high end model that has a touch screen and circuit boards in it. This forum has a lot of very knowledgeable people in a boat load of categories.

https://www.doityourself.com/

[Back2RFK]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

Electric or gas oven? They are pretty simple devices, with any DIY skills and basic tools they are easy to fix. Unless of course you have a high end model that has a touch screen and circuit boards in it. This forum has a lot of very knowledgeable people in a boat load of categories.

https://www.doityourself.com/

I'm pretty much a DIY guy. Its the mother board that is acting up. From what I found its a known issue and no real fix and no recall. When cooking moist food that creates steam it some how get into where the main board is located and cause it to shut down. They recommended replacing the door gasket but that helped but didn't fix the problem. Its been working fine until Friday night when it cut off again.

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by Back2RFK

I'm pretty much a DIY guy. Its the mother board that is acting up. From what I found its a known issue and no real fix and no recall. When cooking moist food that creates steam it some how get into where the main board is located and cause it to shut down. They recommended replacing the door gasket but that helped but didn't fix the problem. Its been working fine until Friday night when it cut off again.

Are you sure it isn't the steam getting into a connection with the motherboard somewhere causing the problem. I operate computer controlled machines, if any moisture finds it's way into any of the multi-pin connections the things will go crazy. It also could be a simple problem of over heating, is there a cpu fan, or another fan they may have stopped working?

For what it's worth my clothes dryer died for the 3rd time. Fortunately it isn't a top of the line model and has no circuit boards. Last two times it was failed thermal overload elements. Can't be that because I bypassed them. I will get to it in a couple days when the gout in my wrist clears up.

[Back2RFK]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

Are you sure it isn't the steam getting into a connection with the motherboard somewhere causing the problem. I operate computer controlled machines, if any moisture finds it's way into any of the multi-pin connections the things will go crazy. It also could be a simple problem of over heating, is there a cpu fan, or another fan they may have stopped working?

For what it's worth my clothes dryer died for the 3rd time. Fortunately it isn't a top of the line model and has no circuit boards. Last two times it was failed thermal overload elements. Can't be that because I bypassed them. I will get to it in a couple days when the gout in my wrist clears up.

Yes, moisture is getting to the mother board and affecting it in some way. Its a known issue with our oven but it was never recalled. Its not over heating. It works just fine then cuts off the controls will light up but you cannot program anything. Sometimes when you flip the breaker it will work again.

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by Back2RFK

Yes, moisture is getting to the mother board and affecting it in some way. Its a known issue with our oven but it was never recalled. Its not over heating. It works just fine then cuts off the controls will light up but you cannot program anything. Sometimes when you flip the breaker it will work again.

If the board itself is properly made and hasn't been damaged condensation on the outside should not effect the pathways. It is probably shorting out at one of the connections. Any chance you could clean all the connections real good with contact cleaner, let them air dry, then use some non conductive liquid electrical tape to keep the moisture out?

[Back2RFK]

[QUOTE=Buffalo Bob;1247809]If the board itself is properly made and hasn't been damaged condensation on the outside should not effect the pathways. It is probably shorting out at one of the connections. Any chance you could clean all the connections real good with contact cleaner, let them air dry, then use some non conductive liquid electrical tape to keep the moisture out?[/QUOT

I'm sure I can I've replaced one in a clothes dryer. These new Appliances are crap.