I know using a timer with Brewtus saves the units on-off switch. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Benjamin McCafferty Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 12:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: On/off switch redux
Thanks Barry. Todd had me look for that and I didn't see it--I wonder if they eliminated that somewhere along the way? bmc On Oct 15, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Barry Luterman wrote: > On mine the cause of the switch failure was a short in the connector > inferior to the switch. There is a plastic covered screw connector > below the switch which connects the thicker gauge wire from the outlet > to the thinner gauge wire that is connected to the switch. I spliced > the two different gauged wires together using shrink insulation > replaced the switch and never had any more trouble with it > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:28 AM, bmacpiper <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Well, it finally happened to me. Came home from the station >> yesterday, and found my B2 (about 3.5 years old) was cold, and that >> whole circuit in the house was dead. Found the tripped breaker on my >> panel, reset, and it immediately retripped. Tried it again just in >> case... :) >> >> Quickly isolated it to the B2, when I unplugged it the circuit reset >> just fine. >> >> I could smell electrical at the front/top/left of the B2, and sure >> enough, the top wires to the on/off switch are brownish and hard. >> Pulled the switch this morning, and it smells a bit like electrical, >> but still moves fine and is not melted. >> >> I have glanced through the old posts on the topic, but don't know >> whether we reached a consensus on the topic or not? Replace with a >> high-amp switch from the hardware store? Or did WLL get a good >> replacement that is rated for the load? >> >> If I use a generic switch, do I just need one that is 15A+, or do I >> need 20A? >> >> It's been a rough month on my espresso consumption...OPV, steam wand, >> switch...good thing I have some Irish breakfast around. >> >> Thanks as always, >> Ben Mc >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
