The SL32 legs are easy to bend and will work on either board. The AS32 legs are not easy to bend and only really work on the AS32 board. I would always get the SL32 thermistor to make replacement as easy as possible for either board.
They are saying that the old thermistor was a SL32 model and that the AS32 does not fit.If the thermistor solder pads on his pcb have the provision to accept the AS32 series then there's no need to bend the legs.
In the below picture, someone drilled two new holes. They could have made it work by bending the legs of the SL32 thermistor to fit the wider AS32 holes. However, the AS32 thermistor legs are not easily bendable to fit the hole spacing of a board that originally came with an SL32 thermistor.Ordered model AS32 2RO25 new thermistor. Turns out the gauge of the contact "legs" are too flat, wide & spaced too far apart to fit onto my Main Circuit Board. The gauge of the contact legs on the old termistor are thin.
They do not have the board with the AS32 holes shown in the picture.the through-holes on the pcb as shown in the above pic in red arrow is the exact fitment for the wider AS32
Do you have a picture of a board like that?For the Aquarite sw r1.55 and r1.58, the thermistor solder pads are predrilled at the pcb production line to take either SL32 or AS32 series. The through-holes are tinned but noticeable.
What was the reason for upgrading from the r 1.55 to the 1.59?But the r1.55 pic I posted above was brand new out of the box prior to me upgrading it to r1.59
Thanks for your reply. It is a T-15 cell. All of this is foreign to me, but trying to avoid buying an entire new main board. Am learning a lot. I've no idea what a J-4 jumper is or where it's located.Your signature says that you have a T-15 cell, is that correct?
The J4 jumper is open. That usually means that the board is set for a T-5 cell.
Do you have a T-5 cell?
How old is the cell?
Do you have a K-1766 salt test kit?
The bent terminals for the thermistor (bottom right of photo) are that way because I attempted to solder an AS32 to them, but the legs on the AS32 are too wide. I cannot see any holes on the board that would accommodate an AS32. Will have to reinstall the board to find out if replacing the fuse & connecting legs together will yield anything. What setting should I use on the multimeter? (photo attached). I know there's power, but don't know how much.It looks like the board has the holes to accept the AS32 thermistor.
So, you should be able to use either one.
If replacing the yellow fuse and connecting the existing thermistor legs together gives you a display and good diagnostic readings, replace the thermistor and you should be good to go.
Get a good soldering iron and a desoldering pump and do the thermistor replacement correctly.
If replacing the fuse and connecting the legs together doesn't work, check the incoming voltage with a real multimeter to verify the voltage.
It looks like the voltage is set to receive 240 volts.