My Acutron control board from an old Danson 120 shop heater pellet stove blew up. Pelpro (which now owns Danson) sells control boards for well over $300. Is there a market for used ones or is there a way to have the board repaired? Is it possible to use a generic or non-proprietary board?
Blown control board
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There are threads that address control board repair ... try using the search box above to see if any of the repair services can work on the pelpro/Danson boards
May be worth a contact with the repair service if your board is not listed.
May be worth a contact with the repair service if your board is not listed.
Yes, I corresponded with them. They seem to be a good outfit, so much so that they volunteered that the $40 assessment fee would probably be wasted on this particular digital board.
If all else fails & you have the ability, you can make a board. It was posted on here::
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/custom-control-schematic-for-older-pellet-stove.72519/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/custom-control-schematic-for-older-pellet-stove.72519/
I repaired my own Quadrafire Mt. Vernon control board:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/quadrafire-mt-vernon-control-box-repair.144869/#post-2314909
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/quadrafire-mt-vernon-control-box-repair.144869/#post-2314909
Ssyko
Minister of Fire
So does this pcb fuse have any identification stamped on it 2,3,4amp superfast blow, fast blow, slow blow? Id like to order some but im not paying $13 for an .80 fuse. I have accounts at mouser and digikey 
slvrblkk
Minister of Fire
Ssyko
Minister of Fire
Sorry for the late reply. I just received the fuse and replaced it.
That was the problem, It now works! Diagnosis correct!
I had to use a jeweler's Lupe to see the markings, but slvrblkk is correct, it's a 1.5 amp, 250v Pico fuse.
If anyone can source these on digikey or mouser, please post a link and save the rest of our members even more cash.
I was elated to be able to fix my control board, even for $12 for a $1.00 part. I figure that I'm up $250.
Glad to be able to share the info. and let you all know that this is indeed, the reason that my feed motor had stopped working.
Enjoy folks!
That was the problem, It now works! Diagnosis correct!
I had to use a jeweler's Lupe to see the markings, but slvrblkk is correct, it's a 1.5 amp, 250v Pico fuse.
If anyone can source these on digikey or mouser, please post a link and save the rest of our members even more cash.
I was elated to be able to fix my control board, even for $12 for a $1.00 part. I figure that I'm up $250.
Glad to be able to share the info. and let you all know that this is indeed, the reason that my feed motor had stopped working.
Enjoy folks!
slvrblkk
Minister of Fire
They have these on Ebay for roughly $1 each depending on the vendor. Apparently, these were an "issue" of sorts in Nintendo and such gaming consoles.
Hi Guys,
So I did a little search on ebay and indeed you can get an equivalent fuse for much less than what I paid.
This is the closest to the original and has the opaque green color (20 for $3.74 from Hong Kong):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/20-Pcs-AC-...=item487c1705c0:g:kYQAAOSwGs9bmsx~:rk:36:pf:0
And here is a much better deal, but they are clear glass (200 for $4.68 from China):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/200x-Glass...6161566f:m:m2eH8LuqUdpBHbCxPOqRXMQ:rk:52:pf:0
I will say that the original link that I posted (even though I paid $13 for ONE fuse) was an EXACT replacement, and I'm still very happy to have my stove working again and not get screwed over buying a new control box for $266-$466. Also, it arrived in only a few days, whereas if you order from Hong Kong or China you're going to be waiting a month to get your stove fixed.
It pisses me off that they manufacture this stuff knowing that people are going to be buying a new control board when the problem is a part that costs pennies. No information whatsoever about this little fuse in the owners manual. That's why I posted this information here, to save the common folks like us some hard earned dough.
Hopefully this will save a bunch of good folks who are just trying to stay warm a lot of money.
Stay warm!
So I did a little search on ebay and indeed you can get an equivalent fuse for much less than what I paid.
This is the closest to the original and has the opaque green color (20 for $3.74 from Hong Kong):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/20-Pcs-AC-...=item487c1705c0:g:kYQAAOSwGs9bmsx~:rk:36:pf:0
And here is a much better deal, but they are clear glass (200 for $4.68 from China):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/200x-Glass...6161566f:m:m2eH8LuqUdpBHbCxPOqRXMQ:rk:52:pf:0
I will say that the original link that I posted (even though I paid $13 for ONE fuse) was an EXACT replacement, and I'm still very happy to have my stove working again and not get screwed over buying a new control box for $266-$466. Also, it arrived in only a few days, whereas if you order from Hong Kong or China you're going to be waiting a month to get your stove fixed.
It pisses me off that they manufacture this stuff knowing that people are going to be buying a new control board when the problem is a part that costs pennies. No information whatsoever about this little fuse in the owners manual. That's why I posted this information here, to save the common folks like us some hard earned dough.
Hopefully this will save a bunch of good folks who are just trying to stay warm a lot of money.
Stay warm!
Ssyko
Minister of Fire
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