Fischer panda 4500 information

[mainshiptom]

The control panel power light does not come on when rest of lights do, manual says do not start but does not say what is wrong.?

Anyone got any idea so.

 

[Portofino]

How old is it ? Older one ( I had one once ) are direct seawater cooled .Dissimilar metals mostly AL alloys fizz up and leak .
Have you checked all the connections , be careful around the capacitors , from memory manual mentions shock hazard with theses .Rest should be ok .But it’s the low voltage side i would check out first .
When was it last fired up ?

Newer ones I believe are indirect cooled with a HE , and the “ coolant block “ corrosion issue gotten around .

 

[DPH]

On mine there is a small 500 milliAmp (or something like that) on the back of the control panel, I had to replace once. Might be the issue.

 

[mainshiptom]

How old is it ? Older one ( I had one once ) are direct seawater cooled .Dissimilar metals mostly AL alloys fizz up and leak .
Have you checked all the connections , be careful around the capacitors , from memory manual mentions shock hazard with theses .Rest should be ok .But it’s the low voltage side i would check out first .
When was it last fired up ?

Newer ones I believe are indirect cooled with a HE , and the “ coolant block “ corrosion issue gotten around .

It ran all day yersterday with no issues once we wanted to switch off it ignored us so we switched 12 volts off

Now refusing to start

I think it's less than ten years old

 

[mainshiptom]

On mine there is a small 500 milliAmp (or something like that) on the back of the control panel, I had to replace once. Might be the issue.

Fuse is good and control panel lights up and starter turns but looks like it switches the fuel pump off and does not want to go!

 

[Portofino]

How good is its starter bat ?
From memory it’s got a “low bat “display , but the fuel solinoid might be V sensitive and not working first if the V drops .
Can you charge it up or stick a volt meter over it ?

 

[mainshiptom]

How good is its starter bat ?
From memory it’s got a “low bat “display , but the fuel solinoid might be V sensitive and not working first if the V drops .
Can you charge it up or stick a volt meter over it ?

Will try that! Thanks

 

[rotrax]

I repaired one in Wellington NZ earlier this year with similar issues.

The fuel solenoid was U/S.

A common problem apparently.

 

[mainshiptom]

How good is its starter bat ?
From memory it’s got a “low bat “display , but the fuel solinoid might be V sensitive and not working first if the V drops .
Can you charge it up or stick a volt meter over it ?

now battery fully charged 14 volts

and control panel refuses to light up?

 

[mainshiptom]

update:

spoke Chris Baker technical director from Fischer Panda which confirmed that my control panel was faulty, I got one the next day and plenty of technical support.

big thanks to Fischer Panda for first class customer service.