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Maytag MFI2568AEW manual

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  • Page 1

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 1 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Mayta g Ice2O Fre nch Doo r Refri gerator/Fre ezer Mo del Mayta g Ice2O Fre nch Doo r Refri gerator/Fre ezer Mo del Mayta g Ice2O Fre nch Doo r Refri gerator/Fre ezer Mo del Mayta g Ice2O Fre nch Doo r Refri gerator/Fre ezer Mo del MFI 2568AEW MFI 2568AEW MFI 2568AEW MFI 2568AEW HV C HV[...]

  • Page 2

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 2 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Important Important Important Important Safety Safety Safety Safety Remi nders and Reminders and Reminders and Reminders and Legal St uff Legal Stuff Legal Stuff Legal Stuff – – – – D D D Don’ on’ on’ on’ t Skip: t Skip: t Skip: t Skip: Alas, with the litigious na ture o[...]

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    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 3 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Overview: Overview: Overview: Overview: Your job is to carefully re move 2 failed compone nts from the main Hig h Voltag e (HV) Con trol Board– spe cifically 2 electroly tic capacitors (cap s) - from an electronic Pri nted Circuit Board (PCB). You will nee d to purchase replaceme nt p[...]

  • Page 4

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 4 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Parts and Supplies List Parts and Supplies List Parts and Supplies List Parts and Supplies List Parts need ed: (1) 1000uF rad ial lead e lectrolytic cap, Radio Shack P/N 272-1032 $1.59 (1) 470uF rad ial lead elect rolytic cap, R adio Shack P /N 272-1030 $1. 29 Total $2.89 + tax If you d[...]

  • Page 5

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 5 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Step Step Step Step - - - - By By By By- - - - Step procedure Step procedure Step procedure Step procedures s s s: : : : Stop the fl apping !!! Stop the fl apping !!! Stop the fl apping !!! Stop the fl apping !!! These step s are optional if you w ant to stop the f lapping no ise while [...]

  • Page 6

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 6 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 8. Have you r helper ho ld the frame while you unplu g the small wire con nector (F ig 2) from the PCB. This w ill stop the po wer from g oing to the doo r flapper and ice dispenser. 9. Re-assemble the front do or frame by hooking it to the top and gently pre ssing it back into pl ace. [...]

  • Page 7

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 7 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Fix Fix F ix Fix ing ing ing ing the HV Control Boa rd. the HV Cont rol Board. the HV Cont rol Board. the HV Cont rol Board. Remov e the P Remov e the P Remov e the P Remov e the P CB from the fridge: CB from the fridge: CB from the fridge: CB from the fridge: 1. Start by roll ing out y[...]

  • Page 8

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 8 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 6. Understand the plastic co ver is held in p lace by (2) u nmovable tabs o n the left ( think of this as the hinge side of a doo r) that will break i f you try to move them , and a movable t ab on the rig ht (think of it a s the door latch) that can be pulled f orward. See Fig 5: 7. Re[...]

  • Page 9

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 9 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 10. Und erstand there are 4 wire co nnectors plug ged into the circuit board that will need to be removed . They are all remo ved in the sa me manner. Yo u will wan t to either mar k or draw a p icture as to wh ich connecto r comes fro m what plug to make re-as sembly easier . The wires[...]

  • Page 10

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 10 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 14. Using y our flat blade screwdriv er, push the smal l finger s on one of the tabs away fro m the PCB and u sing your f inger, or the 2 nd flat blade scre wdriver, G ENTLY pry the side of the PC B toward yo u enoug h to clear the finge rs on the tab. (Fi g 10) 15. Repe at the last st[...]

  • Page 11

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 11 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Repl ace the Caps: Repl ace the Caps: Replac e the Caps: Repl ace the Caps: 1. Take a close lo ok at the c aps. Mine sho wed a dom ed top which can be seen fro m the side vie w of the boa rd. (Fig 12) You rs may or m ay not loo k like this, but yo u can see w hich caps you’l l need t[...]

  • Page 12

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 12 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 3. This is where you’ll nee d to get help from a friend if you don ’t know how to solder. Read thi s description fully befo re starting. 4. Using you r soldering iro n, and de-sold ering bulb for suction, one cap a t a time, m elt each conn ection, squee ze the bulb, an d place it [...]

  • Page 13

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 13 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 10. A view of the caps inser ted in the PCB . Note tha t the negativ e or “minus” sid e of the cap s and their “dashed” m arkings are fac ing away fr om you. Also n ote the “plu s” sign written on the PCB. ( Fig 16) 11. Solde r the 4 wire leads o n the same side of the PCB [...]

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    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 14 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 13. Clean the PCB with the Q-Tips and rubbing alcoh ol. This remo ves the residue that came out o f the solde r when y ou heated it. Ch eck to be sure that you do n’t have any sold er blobs bri dging the gap between the brown sec tions of the boar d. If you do, re-me lt the solder an[...]

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    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 15 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Re Re Re Re - - - - install the PCB: install the PCB: install the PCB: install the PCB: 1. Installation is the reve rse order o f removal 2. Tuck the righ t hand side of the PCB (the one you m arked, right ?) into the slot o n the right hand side of the white plas tic tub. (Fig 20) 3. [...]

  • Page 16

    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 16 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 5. GENTLY place the (2) sm all tabs on the clear plasti c cover in to the slots on th e left hand side of the ope ning for the PCB ( Fig 24) 6. GENTLY close the clear p lastic cove r, engaging the latch on the rig ht hand sid e. 7. You are no w ready to test the fridge . (Yay again !) [...]

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    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 17 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Testing the Fridge Testing the Fridge Testing the Fridge Testing the Fridge (C AUTION REQUI RED) (CAUTION REQUIRE D) (CAUTION REQUIRE D) (CAUTION REQUIRE D) : : : : 1. Since this gu ide was wri tten for an au dience that mi ght have minim al tools as o pposed to a h ost of bench test e[...]

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    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 18 of 19 Use at your Own Risk Optio nal: Plug the flapper door Optio nal: Plug the flapper door Optio nal: Plug the flapper door Optio nal: Plug the flapper door b ack back back back in: in: in : in: 1. Unplug th e fridge. 2. Remov e the drip tray f rom the bottom o f the ice/wa ter dispenser r ecess on the f ront [...]

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    © 2007 by Stephen Beck V1.0 Page 19 of 19 Use at your Own Risk 7. Have you r helper ho ld the frame while you plug th e small wire co nnector back into the PCB. (Fig 26) 8. Re-assemble the front do or frame by hooking it to the top and gently pre ssing it back into pl ace. 9. Replace the 2 screws. 10. Replac e the drip tray. 11. Plug the fridge ba[...]