garage_life
Well-Known Member
My thermometer died mid brew yesterday, reading all "l" as the temp, tried new battery, hitting, swearing all to no avail.
Just lifted the skirt and it had a broken wire from the probe to the PCB pad indicated by the screwdriver in the pic.
Cables are wedding prick stiff Chinesium and flapping in the breeze and also have a fair range of movement when opening / closing the probe (be aware of this BEFORE YOU GLUE THEM DOWN).
Resolder and some hot snot about the place and all good again.
In hindsight I should have pulled the main board out and applied some coating to waterproof somewhat as it is not conformally coated. Probably a good idea for longevity.
Anyway, some 2min preventative maintenance if you own one. Silicone would work too bit takes a lot longer to cure.
Apart from the obvious build shortcomings and early death, has been a great little unit.
Cheers.
Just lifted the skirt and it had a broken wire from the probe to the PCB pad indicated by the screwdriver in the pic.
Cables are wedding prick stiff Chinesium and flapping in the breeze and also have a fair range of movement when opening / closing the probe (be aware of this BEFORE YOU GLUE THEM DOWN).
Resolder and some hot snot about the place and all good again.
In hindsight I should have pulled the main board out and applied some coating to waterproof somewhat as it is not conformally coated. Probably a good idea for longevity.
Anyway, some 2min preventative maintenance if you own one. Silicone would work too bit takes a lot longer to cure.
Apart from the obvious build shortcomings and early death, has been a great little unit.
Cheers.
