Out Smarted By My Electric Diswasher! - Help

[sayah]

Hi, this question is to the washing machine guru's out there.

I have a GE dishwasher with a "brain" which uses a magnetic sensor outside
the tub to read a magnetic inside the revolving arm under the dish rack
inside the machine If the sensor does not get the signal it TURNS OFF
EVERYTHING and sends an error message to the LCD on the door.

Here is my dilemma. I can't get a new washer arm with the built magnet. A
new arm came but and it was molded to fit a magnet inside, but alas no
magnet. When the whole thing was installed it didn't trigger the "arm
blocked switch" , which relies on a PULSING on/off signal to keep the washer
going.

What I would like is to just plug some circuit that relies on the
electricity 110volt, to generate the on/of signal. My guess is that it
pulses about once every second or so to keep the computer happy.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I do not really want this to do
anything other than this and would like to just forget it when it is in
place. Other than this the dishwasher works great!!!!

PS Thanks GE for this "error" message and your overthought computer logic.

 

[Baphomet]

Hi, this question is to the washing machine guru's out there.

I have a GE dishwasher with a "brain" which uses a magnetic sensor outside
the tub to read a magnetic inside the revolving arm under the dish rack
inside the machine If the sensor does not get the signal it TURNS OFF
EVERYTHING and sends an error message to the LCD on the door.

Here is my dilemma. I can't get a new washer arm with the built magnet. A
new arm came but and it was molded to fit a magnet inside, but alas no
magnet. When the whole thing was installed it didn't trigger the "arm
blocked switch" , which relies on a PULSING on/off signal to keep the washer
going.

What I would like is to just plug some circuit that relies on the
electricity 110volt, to generate the on/of signal. My guess is that it
pulses about once every second or so to keep the computer happy.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I do not really want this to do
anything other than this and would like to just forget it when it is in
place. Other than this the dishwasher works great!!!!

PS Thanks GE for this "error" message and your overthought computer logic.

Is there some reason why the magnet from the old arm can't be installed into
the new arm? Defeating this feedback sensor should be a method of "last",
not "first" resort.

 

[sayah]

Unfortunately, the magnet is sealed inside the arm. There is a molded space
there but the arm cannot be seperated to put a magnet inside.

Crazy.