Restoring old Olympia Superclub, need control box

[CDMTech]

I am trying to restore an old Olympia Superclub, but am having some difficulty finding a control box for it. It is a Gicar box, but doesn't really have any numbers on it to help the search. Anyone have any ideas?

[Paul]

I don't know your machine. Is it a regular automatic or semiauto kind of fella? Could you post a pic? I am sure we can dig up a gicar catalogue number for you.

[CDMTech]

Here is a link to a machine just like the one that I am trying to restore. This one sold on Ebay a while back but I have 2 just like it trying to make one, but both control boxes are inop.

olympia-express-superclub-t4541.html

[Paul]

Is the keypad integrated into the control box or is there ribbon cable running to another box?

Two candidates from the gicar catalogue that would suit:

[CDMTech]

The one I have is similar to the first one but I also have a separate block box, but they are connected by regular wire terminals and not a ribbon strip. The keypad had 6 wire terminals on it and my black box has 13 on it. The problem I am having is that the boiler overfills, but not all the time. Sometimes it will run for a few hours with no problems, and other times it overfills all day long. I tried using my other black box but it has a separate issue that it auto dispenses as soon as you turn the machine on.

[Paul]

continuous filling - did you try cleaning the probe? A dirty probe is a common cause of this. To clean, remove from boiler and descale using hot water and citric acid.

[CDMTech]

Yep I have cleaned it. Also checked for continuity through the probe and wiring and all checked good.

[CDMTech]

I want to thank Paul for his time trying to help me, but I am still in need of where to get a one of the black control boxes for this machine. It is one of the black Gicar boxes with 13 terminals on it. 8 on one side, 5 on the other. The machine was manufactured in 1990 if that help.

[Paul]

hi ray,

one last little comment; if you cannot find a direct replacement, don't fear. Use a generic replacement. Assuming your machine has a standard setup of inputs and outputs then this will not be hard. I'll shut up now and let others comment