Removal Of Pc Fan Motor; Replacing Cross / Base Rail Door Reed Switches; Display Module Replacement - Fisher & Paykel RF201A Service Manual

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12.4.4

Removal Of PC Fan Motor

1. Unplug the refrigerator from the outlet socket.
2. Remove all the PC shelving.
3. Unclip the PC air duct cover but do not remove.
4. Remove the polystyrene duct cover insulation.
5. Turn the PC cover to expose the back of the cover.
6. Remove the PC sensor from the cover and remove the cover.
7. Remove the duct grill and polystyrene insulation.
8. Using 2 fingers, withdraw the fan motor upwards. It is mounted horizontally in the divider
partition.
9. With the motor out, this will expose a small multi plug and socket connection to the fan motor and
wiring harness. Unplug.
10. To refit back together, connect the multi plug, then fit the wiring harness multi plug into the pocket
of the divider partition.
11. Using 2 fingers, slip the motor back into the divider partition to fit horizontally.
Note the back of the fan motor faces upwards. Refit duct covers and test.
THE FAN IS FITTED WITH AN OVER MOULDED SUSPENSION. CHECK THE SUSPENSION LEGS TO
ENSURE THE LEGS ARE NOT LOOSE OR BROKEN.
12.4.5

Replacing Cross / Base Rail Door Reed Switches

1. Unplug the refrigerator from the outlet socket.
2. Remove the reed switch by placing a small bladed screwdriver into the slot under the reed switch
cover and lifting the cover off.
3. Unclip the encapsulated reed switch from the housing.
4. Cut off the wiring to the reed switch as close to the switch as possible.
5. Replacement of the new reed switch is done by cutting the wire off the new reed switch about
60mm from the reed switch, stripping the wire back about 10mm, stripping the old reed switch wiring back
about 10mm, and soldering the new reed switch to the old wiring, making sure both connecting wires are not
shorting but are insulated with heat shrink sleeving. Take care not to leave too much excess wire as the read
switch must be able to be fitted back in to the housing.
6. Refit in reverse order.
12.4.6

Display Module Replacement

The display module is located on the front of the door.
To remove the module:
Step 1
Disconnect the refrigerator from the power supply.
Push the tabs upwards and gently pull the panel
forward once the tabs release.
A small screwdriver or key may need to be used to
dislodge the tabs from the housing.
By pushing down on dispenser housing and at the
same time use key or small screw driver will unlock
dispenser
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