Glowworm micron 40 FF

[king of pipes]

Anyone got any tips on how to get those small plastic plugs out of a PCB this one's well stuck I dare got give it to much wellie 16 years old boiler probably never been out the board but the flashing sequence points to a temperature fault so want to try the sensor before a new board ?? I darent attempt it today as if I break it they have no heat or hot water its a intermittent fault which can be reset. Regards kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The fixing pins / one way things ?

Small pair of pointy pliers

 

[king of pipes]

I tried that Shaun started to pull plug base off the board, Ive ordered a reconditioned board as a last resort if i bust it , they need a new boiler but no funds ☹️ . Cheers kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You got a picture kop ???

 

[king of pipes]

Sort of mate it's hard to see really

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Do you mean the connector ?

 

[king of pipes]

The plug that connects into the PCB for the thermistor want to swap that out first its stuck and fragile as hell 😠😠

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yea they get stuck only thing I can suggest is hold the connector at the bottom and wiggle the plug out

 

[king of pipes]

Not a job for a Saturday Shaun need a plan B if it goes **** up 😉 I'll give it a go . Cheers kop

 

[snowhead]

The plugs are held in by a plastic loop on the socket, prize back gently and pull plug to release.





Or just wreck them by bending them back like this PCB....

 

[king of pipes]

Cheers for the heads up bud 👍I've done a bit more work on this one I'm not comfortable attempting it till I've got a back up board this fault could be thermistor or a PCB fault so both will get swapped . 😉 Kop