Today's job was a gimme.   Power recliner was not working.   Just stopped dead.   Usually, I start swapping parts until I find which of the parts is defective.   Today was a little easier -- power cord came undone under the seat.    Makes up for all the nasty jobs I've had this month.

 

Edited December 6, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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Glad you found it before tearing into something major!

Once in a while things just fall into your lap.

Nice way to finish up the week.  Doesn't look like it has a snap lock to keep it together.  Tape it?

Glad you found the problem without tearing everything out. After all, even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then. 

YOU FIX ELECTRIC CHAIRS?????

John

On 4/29/2017 at 9:26 AM, HandyDan said:

Nice way to finish up the week.  Doesn't look like it has a snap lock to keep it together.  Tape it?

Nope, and yes.   This is the first one I've ever seen with battery as the primary power source (and not just a backup so you can get out in the event of a power failure.)  The battery is in-line between the brick (inverter) and motor.  Made so you can put the unit in the center of a room without having a long cord running to the wall.  This one would charge when you plugged it in or you could remove it and put it on a charger.

 

Yes, I repair these.   One of the problems is schematics on what each of the 7 pins on the connector does is rare.   I have a switch, motor, power supply, and cables.   I start swapping out and in until I isolate the point of failure.   Lately, though I've had a few La-z-boy brands that seem to have their own different wiring and sometimes two motors and a control unit.

Nice find! I don't know how many times I went out on computer repairs only to find it unplugged. 

Some of the things I've hit:

 

A new computer hutch whose under-counter lights did not work.  I climbed up, took off the top cover and noted that the plug for that particular series of lights was not plugged in.  When I showed to the consumer, she said her son-in-law had spent all weekend trying to get it to work.

 

A china cabinet whose puck lights did not work.  Outlet was dead.   Consumer's response, "Oh, yeah."

 

Large entertainment center with puck lights and fluorescent lights in the cabinets.  Turning on the puck lights started the fluorescent, even though they were not supposed to as they had a separate switch.   Problem.  Two wires on top of each other and puck lights caused inductance in the fluorescent switch's line..

 

And of course the usual wire that broke inside because of bending, got pinched in the mechanism, or loose connection.  Burnt out motors or switches.

 

Theater seats that had lighted cup holders, LED strips under the footrest, power recline switches, and some master/slave switches for some of the lights.  I had to put in some of the new parts.   Company was nice enough to send schematics, of all 12 configurations of these sectional chairs.  Which one of the twelve did I have???   Chucked it all and just analyzed following the wiring and got it working.