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Old 07-14-2013, 05:51 PM   #1
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Half Time Oven fix

About three months ago I began an eight month project and have been living full time in my 25 ft Onyx. When I got the trailer up here, to Elkton, MD, I found that the Apollo Half Time oven had quit operating. I could not get neither the microwave nor the convection oven to operate. After calling Apollo we were told that it was the main control board and that parts were about 90 days out from being made.

I called Apollo last week to get an update on parts delivery and found that it s still a couple more months out. Being without an oven for three months has been problematic. After talking with the factory at length, I decided to take the troubleshooting somewhat farther. Who knows and it couldn't hurt.

After pulling the front cover I disconnected the control panel connector from the oven, hit it with some CRC contact cleaner and put it back together. Surprise!!! It now works!

Conclusion, if your Half Time Oven quits, disconnect the connector, clean it out, put on some dielectric grease and put it back together again. Can't hurt and could save you a bunch of grief.



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I find that just taking things apart and putting them back together works some times, glad you found the fix.
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That's my first rule of thumb for electronic trouble shooting; Reseat all the connectors several times.



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A bit like closing down a PC and restarting it? I tried opening and closing all the windows on my car when it wouldn't go, but it didn't make any difference. My mum used to dust the motor if she couldn't start it, with varying success...
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That's my first rule of thumb for electronic trouble shooting; Reseat all the connectors several times.
That's called "reracking". Long acknowledged methodology. Works more often than anyone likes to admit!!
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That sounds like something you do in a pool game. Myself and friends/tech have always called it reseating.



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