Appliance Board Repair

https://ift.tt/2qjnneF This post is a public service announcement to protect your board display when shipping the board for repair.  Please remove the board from the plastic case.  If the board and black case are shipped together, there is a high risk of the board and case shifting during shipment and causing irreparable display damage.  To understand the nitty gritty, this diagram illustrates the problem.   This problem applies to the following boards.  2683891 | 8302305R | 8303022 | B001KGQF7U | B00J8I7L0W | B008DK3YJI | B00L5G81LS | B001UGO42I | B07646YQSP | B008DJLCEI | 8301890 | 8303018 | AP6021415 | PS11754739 | W10438752 | 8302305 | W10251587 To remove the PCB from the plastic housing there are 7 clips that need to be pressed one by one and the board will start coming out.  This picture shows the the location of the clips.  There are cutouts in the case for fingers to wrap around the edge of the board and pull it out as the clips are relea...

https://ift.tt/2Im7rPf We recommend a box size that will allow up to 1” of space around the whole control board for cushioning material to fit and protect the board from any potential rough handling.  For this example we will focus on a common control board style used by GE, Whirlpool, Maytag, Thermador, Frigidaire, Kenmore, Jenn Air, and Bosch.   Most of the time, customers have a spare box that works (like ones from your Amazon shopping!), but if you don’t, you can get them at the UPS store, Office Depot, or Ecobox (Texas) to name a few.  Here is a box size that will work from U-Line:  https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-16722/Corrugated-Boxes-200-Test/12-x-5-x-5-Long-Corrugated-Boxes And equally important is the cushioning.  We recommend common bubble wrap.  It’s easy to handle, cheap, and most people have some laying around the house.  Use a little bit of packing tape to secure the wrap and pinch the edges to protect th...