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C5 Help => C5 Support => Topic started by: C5tim on 16, June, 2014 - 13:14:35

Title: Pod Issue
Post by: C5tim on 16, June, 2014 - 13:14:35
Hi,

My recently purchased C5 runs great apart from the Pod lights don't work. No lights come on at all. I believe something is working in the Pod because after a longish test run I had the motor overheating alarm come from it.

I have had a look around the control box (I'm no electrical engineer) and found what I think is a diode (D1) has no casing left on it. Could this be the cause?

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Tim
Title: Re: Pod Issue
Post by: radiomarty on 16, June, 2014 - 16:14:20
Hi Tim - the diode will not stop your pod lighting up but will cause problems with your relay and may allow the contacts to stick together and cause the motor stick on - Well worth changing it - the pod issue will most likely be R1 a 2.2 ohm resistor or the 5v regulator - Regards Marty
Title: Re: Pod Issue
Post by: C5tim on 16, June, 2014 - 16:30:28
Thanks for the quick response. To be perfectly honest I'm ok tinkering but I know this sort of stuff is out of my league. I want to keep the C5 as original as possible so I don't really want to swap the control board just repair it. Do you know anyone who repairs these?
Title: Re: Pod Issue
Post by: radiomarty on 16, June, 2014 - 17:55:32
Hi Tim - I offer a postal repair service - drop me an email and we can sort the details - Regards Marty