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From: Knobdoodle on 24 Nov 2009 07:35
Anyone know the fix for the Astra air-con problem? I hear it's quite common
(and people are generally charged a motza) but there's a cheap
diode/thermister/miscellaneous-semiconductor replacement that'll fix the
problem.
--
Knob
(http://xkcd.com/621/)


From: Dave on 24 Nov 2009 08:07
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:35:26 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
<knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

>Anyone know the fix for the Astra air-con problem? I hear it's quite common
>(and people are generally charged a motza) but there's a cheap
>diode/thermister/miscellaneous-semiconductor replacement that'll fix the
>problem.

Had a problem 2 years ago but forgot what the fix was.
From: atec7 7 "atec on 24 Nov 2009 08:15
Dave wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:35:26 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
> <knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Anyone know the fix for the Astra air-con problem? I hear it's quite common
>> (and people are generally charged a motza) but there's a cheap
>> diode/thermister/miscellaneous-semiconductor replacement that'll fix the
>> problem.
>
> Had a problem 2 years ago but forgot what the fix was.
I wouldn' tell it either
From: Clocky on 24 Nov 2009 09:13

"Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:iqQOm.57205$ze1.34029(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Anyone know the fix for the Astra air-con problem? I hear it's quite
> common (and people are generally charged a motza) but there's a cheap
> diode/thermister/miscellaneous-semiconductor replacement that'll fix the
> problem.


It's the clutch coil that fails, and whilst it can be replaced reasonably
easily in situ, they are expensive to buy as a spare part if they are still
available.





From: Clocky on 24 Nov 2009 18:13

"Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:iqQOm.57205$ze1.34029(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Anyone know the fix for the Astra air-con problem? I hear it's quite
>> common (and people are generally charged a motza) but there's a cheap
>> diode/thermister/miscellaneous-semiconductor replacement that'll fix the
>> problem.
>
>
> It's the clutch coil that fails, and whilst it can be replaced reasonably
> easily in situ, they are expensive to buy as a spare part if they are
> still available.
>

Actually, that makes me think. There would probably be a thermal protection
device on the compressor and is likely incorporated into the clutch coil and
more likely to go open circuit then the coil windings. We will probably be
replacing some shortly, I'll investigate further...



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