Yes, cold solder joints are a common problem. GE refrigerators are
another example of this. A friend of mine is a computer repairman, so
I've given him a couple GE boards to remelt. Havn't used them in the
field yet, but I'm guessing they are fine.

I'm glad you were able to repair the board.

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"David"
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The "pro" said the motor
controller was bad, the board was no longer available, so
both the motor and controller needed replacing for $800. The
neighbor is a bit of a handyman so I asked him to bring the
control board to my house and I would look it over. One look
and it was obvious that there was a bad solder joint on the
line input common mode choke coil and a bit of solder
restored it completely. I will bet not one in a hundred of
these "pros" even know what a common mode choke is.

David


David