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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 17:36 |
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| The website shows a "typical" evaporator motor as a replacement. Mine is encased in plastic and built around a printed circuit board inside. On the outside is printed 2940rpm 0.14A ADL-5846AMEA 12732602. If someone could point me towards where to find this on the website or otherwise where to get a replacement, I would be grateful. This is a side-by-side with freezer on the bottom. Used about six months, but out of warrenty. Thanks! Attachment: Maytag MFD2561HES Evap fan motor sn 10.jpg (Downloaded 37 times)
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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 17:45 |
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This is the replacement, they put those junky motors in there when mfd to comply with the energy star standards, the replacements do not have to follow those restrictions so you get a good normal motor as a replacement, this is a good thing..
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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 17:47 |
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Before you replace this fan, have you checked it out by connecting it to 115 volts using a test cord?
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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 19:21 |
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| Thanks for your help! What is confusing is the printed circuit board. Do I put the replacement motor in without the circuit board? What is the purpose of the circuit board? I guess if I order the "kit", the instructions will tell me how to hook the three prongs of the motor up to the two prong connection? It should be so simple, however I just want to make sure I'm ordering the correct replacement. Thanks again.
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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 19:39 |
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| Yes, I hooked it up and nothing! Symptoms: Cold freezer below, hot refrigerator above. Thanks.
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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 22:05 |
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I had one doing the same thing as yours. It's the high voltage control board located in the back which is enclosed in the plastic case to the left of the compressor.
Here is the part you need:http://www.repairclinic.com/referral.asp?R=154&N=1257086
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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 23:13 |
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miamihoosier wrote: Yes, I hooked it up and nothing! Symptoms: Cold freezer below, hot refrigerator above. Thanks.
i know you verified the motor with a known power source of 120 volts, but did you verify that the frige is sending 120 volts to the fan?
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Posted: Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 01:16 |
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| Thanks for the ideas. I'm off to check if the fridge is sending 120 volts to the fan motor. That should narrow it down. I still suspect the fan motor, since it did not run when I applied 120 volts to it. I'm still puzzled as to the need for the circuit board attached to the evaporator motor? Thanks again.
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Posted: Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 01:26 |
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Just checked to voltage to the evaporator motor. 117 volts.
I re-connected the evaporator motor, DEAD.
So... I'm still trying to track down an evaporator motor which has this printed circuit board OR am ready to install a better motor if someone can tell me if I need this darn printed circuit or not!!! Thanks again.
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Posted: Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 02:01 |
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| The motor in the unit is called an ECM motor. Basically it is 120VAC to it and the board converts it to DC(real layman terms here). The new motor is just a good old fashion 120VAC motor. You should be good to go as long as the voltage test you said you took you did with the wires still on the motor to keep a load on the circuit. Many a tech has removed the wires to do this check and been fooled. But if you tested it at the motor with the wires on, and used a cheater cord on it like you stated, we've beat this thing to death. Put the motor in and get cooling bro!
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Posted: Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 02:04 |
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I'm on it. Thanks for the New Year's advice!
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Posted: Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 02:06 |
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| He might need to change the high voltage board as well as the motor, though.
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Posted: Thu Jan 3rd, 2008 19:39 |
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| Thanks for the advice. New evaporator motor installed, running and cooling perfectly. Thanks again!
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| Now you can have a frosty Grolsch. Good beer and the caps make great hand rolled cigarette holders!!
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