I have the glowforge air filter, and today I flipped the switch to the off position, but the filter stayed on. I had to unplug it to turn it off. I checked the fuse and the fuse is fine. Once it was off, if I plugged it back in, it would stay off until I flipped the switch to on, but once on, the only way to turn it off was to unplug it.
Is it possible to replace the switch assembly? Can we purchase a new switch?
It’s not user-servicable (athough as an EE, it would be for me…)
I suggest using a simple power strip with a switch. The filter doesn’t draw that much power. Heck, both my GF’s have run for years on an appropriately spec’d power strip. 800W is the most I ever recorded, when I had it on a meter.
Unfortunately, a couple times it shut itself down while in the on position too. It feels like it should be such an easy piece to fix.
Is the filter controlled by software in any way, or is the power switch truly a dumb switch that should always turn it off and on?
It’s just a switch. There’s no internet or anything on the filter. You just plug it in and turn it on. I think there’s a loose connection.
Got it, just making sure.
Agree it sounds like bad switch and it is probably an easy repair.
For some.
I am not making this up, I know someone who didn’t know she had to get tires every few years, and simply bought a new car. Even better, another that didn’t know how to renew the tag sticker (annual government licensing for those outside the US) so she bought a new car before it expired.
True stories. These are personal friends of mine.
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“Easy” is relative, true. I wouldn’t suggest OP take it apart not knowing what end of the soldering iron to hold.
You reminded me, I need to buy a new keyboard, I think this one is almost empty.
Don’t forget to top off the blinker fluids.
I’m reasonably handy, but I would probably call in a friend to assist with electrical work. At this point, if there’s nothing Glowforge can do to help, it’s not like we’re out anything if we do decide to repair it. It’s out of warranty. Is there any kind of repair manual or is it worth trying to get Glowforge support to provide instructions?
I doubt such instructions exist. These are disposable items.
When I sent my first GF in for exchange, I am relatively certain it would have simply gone to a recycling facility. The amount of labor required to “refurbish” it to the standards of a new product would make it prohibitively expensive.
Disposable? It cost $1300, and I bet the switch could be replaced for less than $20. The inside cartridges are disposable, for sure, but this is a $1300 machine that’s less than 5 years old. I’ll call their support team in the morning.
My dishwasher failed in 2 years. Cost of parts was more than a new one.
Yes, the switch would be easily replaceable if the unit can be opened to get at it, you could find one somewhere (GF can’t sell you one, they don’t manufacture it), and are knowledgable on how to replace it. But we live in a disposable society. Look how much people spend on a new phone every year.
The filter is really a last resort, when no other option is viable. Its up-front and operating costs are crazy, but understandable.
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