Hotpoint Ultima WD71 front panel buttons

[cakeman]

hi

my hotpoint ultima wd71 front panel buttons are NOT doing what they say

for example if i press the drying button the info display shows that i have pressed timesave button etc etc

which part is most likely faulty

 

[cakeman]

a picture of the buttons , the ones on the bottom under the display screen

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• cakeman
• 10 Mar 2009
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[rocks1]

take the ribbon cable out behind the panel .clean it ,poss sticky buttons but that part is now obselete.

 

[cakeman]

ok rocks1

i understand the clean the ribbon

but when you say sticky buttons but the part is now obsolete

all the buttons make a 'beep' so that means something is working surely

 

[rocks1]

the ribbon cable behind the consol panel is obsolete .it may need just cleaning are the buttons sticky .take it apart and look.the ribbon cable can short out if its had something spilt on it.

 

[cakeman]

problem now solved

checked the ribbon seemed there was a kink in it but that was working fine
cleaned behing the buttons - a little bit of dirt there but nothing too major

the fault was the circuit board
but i can't see any burning or brakages anywhere in the lines

 

[cakeman]

the guilty part

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• cakeman
• 11 Mar 2009
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• cakeman
• 11 Mar 2009
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[Maz50]

the guilty part

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• cakeman
• 11 Mar 2009
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• cakeman
• 11 Mar 2009
• 1

Hi cakeman
I know it was a long time ago, but did you replace this board or ditch the machine? My WD71 has just developed a similar fault
Tx.

 

[cakeman]

it did

 

[Maz50]

it did

Thanks. I'll see if I can get a replacement board at a sensible price. Lowest I have seen so far is £64. As the machine is over 10 years old it's not worth spending too much on it.

 

[rocks1]

Try emw for a recon one.

 

[Maz50]

Try emw for a recon one.

Tx Rocks1.
I took a look at emw, but no joy there. The part I am looking for is 1604282. Will note emw for future reference

 

[rocks1]

What about qer.biz

 

[Maz50]

What about qer.biz

That's great. To repair my cards(s) is £48 (Non trade). Now I need to decide whether that is better/easier than just buying a replacement card for another £16!
Many tx.

 

[htgeng]

What about qer.biz

That's great. To repair my cards(s) is £48 (Non trade). Now I need to decide whether that is better/easier than just buying a replacement card for another £16!
Many tx.

Give Create Recycling in Liverpool a call. They have stocks of WM parts that I think they will sell. They may ask for your old one back if its repairable?