Hello
I have a Zanussi Progress 1400 with a led display that does not come on. The power light works and the door light flickers on power on.
From this forum I gather that the interlock could be the culprit. My interlock is type DLS1 - inside it pictured here.
Can anyone explain how it works. From the image attached the "contact" is open in the resting position. When the white wheel is rotated by the solenoid it pushes the contact down to keep it open. My guess it that the resting position of the contact should be closed and the wheel then pushed it down to open it.
The "burned" part of the image is where a weight at the end of a separate metal strip under the contact sits into the plastic housing. Could this be loose the therefore the contact remains open always and the wheel rotation has no effect?
Is there any way to bypass the interlock to check if it is faulty before buying a replacement?
Any help appreciated.
Edit: The metal weight that's overheated seems to be a resistor (about the size of a digital watch battery) but no current flows. The reason I think it's a resistor is because there's another similar one that has about 60 ohms. Could this be a resistor that has lost its resistance because of heat.
David
I have a Zanussi Progress 1400 with a led display that does not come on. The power light works and the door light flickers on power on.
From this forum I gather that the interlock could be the culprit. My interlock is type DLS1 - inside it pictured here.
Can anyone explain how it works. From the image attached the "contact" is open in the resting position. When the white wheel is rotated by the solenoid it pushes the contact down to keep it open. My guess it that the resting position of the contact should be closed and the wheel then pushed it down to open it.
The "burned" part of the image is where a weight at the end of a separate metal strip under the contact sits into the plastic housing. Could this be loose the therefore the contact remains open always and the wheel rotation has no effect?
Is there any way to bypass the interlock to check if it is faulty before buying a replacement?
Any help appreciated.
Edit: The metal weight that's overheated seems to be a resistor (about the size of a digital watch battery) but no current flows. The reason I think it's a resistor is because there's another similar one that has about 60 ohms. Could this be a resistor that has lost its resistance because of heat.
David