Had the unit apart again, when it does not work there is no actuation of the Finder switch. I've swapped out the ground to the steam boiler to make sure that it's not part of the problem as it was dulled and the casing cracking.
The boiler stopped auto filling so removed the casing and pulled the controller free, I've ran it without the probe attached which should have the steam boiler filling. Started wiggling the connectors to the control unit and the switch kicked in and steam boiler starts filling, this was intermittent so I am suspecting some dry joint in the controller. I took the board out and one of the switches solenoid connectors for the switch looked like I might not have soldered it properly when replacing the Finder unit. So I cleaned it and re-soldered. It all works so put back together, seemed to work ok for a while then back to not working. Switch off, for an hour or so, unit cools and steam boiler fills again so still no further on. I'll pull apart in the morning and run it with the control unit completely out of the unit and see if the problem arises. I can't see any obvious dry joints on the board and I don't have the know how to test the board which in itself would be problematic when the problem is not permanent. Do you have a reliable source for the cigar unit or preferably a more modern unit that will do the same job. I've found a place in Germany selling the same model as my B2 but the Gicar website is rubbish and doesn't show it hence me hoping there's a modern alternative. Thanks. On Monday, 7 January 2013 05:08:21 UTC, Ira wrote: > > At 01:30 PM 1/6/2013, you wrote: > >So it's back to the drawing board. I doubt it's the water level > >probe as it works for a while after steam boiler is up to pressure. > > > >There is a ground that goes to the steam boiler could this affect > >the grounding of the level probe? > > If you pull the sensor wire and it doesn't start filling than the > Gicar box is likely the problem. > > If you feel safe with the cover off, try running it with the cover > off so the Gicar box stays cooler. If that changes the way it works, > then likely the gicar box is dying. Also, if a small fan aimed at the > gicar makes the problem go away then you know the problem. > > Ira > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/brewtus/-/FGsxtGioe2UJ. 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.
