The resistor R95 once it's burned....replacing it does not get the
board to work again. It's dead.
Surface mounted IC's, components on both sides of the board and then
a non conductive clear plastic coating over everything...makes it
almost impossible to solder and repair. This is board replacement
action...

Regards,
Henri


Bob Urz wrote in message ...
PrecisionMachinisT wrote:

"henrib7" wrote in message
om...

GE HTS22GBMARWW Digital Controls refrig 22 cu ft.....main bord
failure number #3!
GE refrigerators have serious quality control issues.....
This is the freakin 3rd main board which has burned the evaporator fan
resistor...
However, the main logic board part# WR55X10151
which is used on many of their 22 cu ft models keeps burning up the
resistor at R95.......(at the evaporator fan connector) When this
happens, the evaporator fan will not work.
Replaced the board twice now.......and that 2ohm 1watt resistor always
runs very hot.

Replaced the evaporator fan and the main board #2 in Jan 2003.
Now exactly 1.5 years later...here we are again. I could never buy
another GE appliance after this
experience.


Maybe put a 2 watt resistor onto the board, or a pair of 1 ohm 1 watt in
series.

And make sure the spade is good on the connector, replace it too if needed.

That's one idea that has some merit. The real question is, what is this
resistor for? Now if its in series with the motor, maybe its there to
act as a fuse. The motor locks up or binds, the resistor over heats and
blows open. If that the case, maybe a lower value resistor might be more
durable (.5 to 1 ohm). Or, maybe a in line fuse. Some speakers use
an 12 volt automotive dome light as a current limiter.

If i stuck with a 2 ohm, i would use a 5 watt wire wound type in a
square ceramic package. Those are pretty durable.

Bob



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