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   Bob F to All   
   Re: Whirlpool ATF8000FS clothes washer u   
   12 Feb 24 21:24:02   
   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/12/2024 12:16 PM, whit3rd wrote:   
   > On Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:16:45 AM UTC-8, Bob F wrote:   
   >> Washing machine began flashing many LEDs and beeping every second. VDR4   
   >> is burned black, C26(22uF 200V) and C27(10uF 200V) are bulging.   
   >> Can anyone help identify that VDR?   
   >   
   > If the 'VDR' is blown, there was maybe a voltage surge; check   
   > the voltage at the plug.   
   > If that "VDR" is an MOV, the capacitors were the victims of a surge,   
   > and between AC and capacitors is rectifiers; you want to replace   
   > the capacitors, and check the rectifiers.   
      
   Thanks for that. The diodes check out OK. Digikey has already shipped   
   the MOV's and caps.   
      
   I hope the surge did not take out other parts that do not show damage.   
      
   My thought was that the caps could have failed from age, or the bad cap   
   syndrome from years ago, and that allowed surges to overpower the MOV.   
      
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