This must have been one of the last of the DDs. I picked it up in really good condition for $5.00.
Seller said water just poured out of the bottom.
Of course it did, both hoses to the pump had been disconnected and there was a note on one of them to hook them back up before use.
Probably not the best place to have put it. I've learned through the years, though, that it's better to have a super-major leak than a minor one. The major leaks are almost always stuff like this.
So, re-connected the hoses, disarmed the lid switch and now have a question for the experts here.
The machine has a thermistor built into the inlet valves. I'm guessing the logic is nothing more than a super simple one-chip op-amp with two resisters as the control values.
How do I disarm the dratted thing? Measure the resistance cold, disconnect it and throw in a resistor close to that value? Or is the logic sophisticated enough to check ambient at start up against resistance a little bit later?
Thanks for the help in advance. I was never in love with the DDs, but compared to the splutch garbage on the market now, it's a decent design. Once I have it running with real 145F water and not this luke-warm nonsense, it will be going to a friend who needs a large-capacity washer which can actually clean.
Oh, and, eco-freundliche Dahlinks: Save your electrons. I don't believe for one moment that luke-warm water cleans worth ....compared to real hot water.
Seller said water just poured out of the bottom.
Of course it did, both hoses to the pump had been disconnected and there was a note on one of them to hook them back up before use.
Probably not the best place to have put it. I've learned through the years, though, that it's better to have a super-major leak than a minor one. The major leaks are almost always stuff like this.
So, re-connected the hoses, disarmed the lid switch and now have a question for the experts here.
The machine has a thermistor built into the inlet valves. I'm guessing the logic is nothing more than a super simple one-chip op-amp with two resisters as the control values.
How do I disarm the dratted thing? Measure the resistance cold, disconnect it and throw in a resistor close to that value? Or is the logic sophisticated enough to check ambient at start up against resistance a little bit later?
Thanks for the help in advance. I was never in love with the DDs, but compared to the splutch garbage on the market now, it's a decent design. Once I have it running with real 145F water and not this luke-warm nonsense, it will be going to a friend who needs a large-capacity washer which can actually clean.
Oh, and, eco-freundliche Dahlinks: Save your electrons. I don't believe for one moment that luke-warm water cleans worth ....compared to real hot water.
