I'm trying to help out a friend who was unfortunate enough to have gotten stuck with one of these Neptune lemons. There is a resistor burned on the control board, and I am told that this usually takes out the small triac alongside it. I have obtained an NTE replacement for the triac and I'm going to replace it and the resistor, (is it 3900 ohms?) . But here's my question: This wax motor that has supposedly failed and caused this, do I really have to replace it or is it just there to prevent some child, (ot idiot) from opening the door during the spin cycle and having their arm removed? Will the door stay latched otherwise with the motor not installed? I guess what I'm saying is that we're all adults here, so after the board work is done, can this machine be rigged to work with out this troublesome part? In any case any further information or tips that anyone can provide with respect to getting this washer running again will be most sincerely appreciated. Lenny Stein, Barlen Electronics.
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17 years ago