This is a Whirlpool drive motor control board, or MCU, for washing machines. It monitors and controls the speed and direction of the drive motor. If this board fails, the washer likey will not work, and the display may show an error code like F70.Before installing this part, be sure to cut power to the appliance and allow it to drain, cool, and dry completely. The washer will need to be pulled away from any walls to properly access the control panel. After opening the panel, remove any mounting screws or wire harnesses connecting the old drive motor control board and install the new one in its place.This is a genuine OEM part compatible with washers manufactured by Whirlpool brands, including Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and others. This product contains no additional parts or hardware.
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Machine would not power up (panel would no light up) i did have some error codes displayed before that f 70 was one code Steven P. • West Roxbury , MA • August 19, 2014
After much reading on line regarding my problem. I decided to do any test that I could to try to diagnose and fix this myself if I could. This took a lot of time and patience to get the answers on how to go about this from "experts" as some of the info was contradictory. I was almost about to give up and buy a new washer with less electronic parts and buttons as advised by an honest appliance technician . I tried one more thing first which was to disconnect the lead wires connected to the MCU ....
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