kasecan Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I have a balboa el8000 mach 2 circuit board that has sparked and semi melted the board around 1 of the 2 contacts for the heating element. Can it be repaired or do I need to replace? And what would have caused this. Everything is still intact but you can see where it fried a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1oty Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 The heater probably caused this damage due to a ground fault. Your GFCI needs to be tested as well. The board can be repaired if the board and circuit traces are not compromised. Otherwise, just replace the board. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasecan Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thanks! Yeah I was concerned cuz my wife actually saw the spark and said it lit up the whole underneath. I just replaced the heating element about 2 weeks ago and everything has been fine. But I guess not. Anyway Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1oty Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 The most common causes for premature heater element failure by newbs is either not fully sealing the bulkhead gasket or, more commonly, damaging the ceramic seal around the cold pins. Check for signs of hairline cracks to one or both cold pin ceramic seals from twisting the cold pin. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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