Vibiemme PID Display Problem

#1: Post by **mmkatz** » July 23rd, 2013, 2:37 pm

I have a v3 Vibiemme, which has been in use since February 2011. During the past few weeks the display on the PID is not working correctly--some of the blue LED lights are not fully illuminating. So for example, because of the LED glitch, when the PID is measuring 199 F it actually reads 195 F (I think this because the PID will blip up from what appears to be 195 to 200). Has anyone else experienced this issue?

#2: Post by **stefano65** » July 23rd, 2013, 3:14 pm

The PID display can certainly have some of the little line burned out just like any other device that uses the same type of technology,
we sold less then half a dozen in all these years (at least us Stefano's Espresso Care)
however the temperature of the control box should not be affected by it.

July 23rd, 2013, 4:03 pm

Stefano

Thanks for the reply. Can I replace the LED lights? Or is that nothing for a specialist like you?

#4: Post by **pizzaman383** » July 23rd, 2013, 8:15 pm

I have a VBM DD v2 and have two segments of my blue LED that are no longer working. I've not yet decided to buy the replacement part.

#5: Post by **beanmuncher** » July 24th, 2013, 2:08 am

Looking at the photo on 1st-line's site, assuming you can get the board out, it might just be a drop-in replacement. That's a 3-digit 7-segment display, which are pretty cheap online (blue ones, oddly, are much more expensive at around $10, a quick search found me red ones for less than $1). Might be worth looking in to as a much cheaper solution than a $250 part.

#6: Post by **cannonfodder** » July 24th, 2013, 10:28 pm

LED burn out eventually. You just have to swap out the display, like changing a light bulb.

#7: Post by **sversimo** » July 25th, 2013, 5:29 am

The same happened to my Izzo Vivi PID, one line is gone. The pid costs $200, ain't happening!

#8: Post by **pizzaman383** » July 28th, 2013, 1:22 pm

I got the board out and the LED does easily come out. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a match for the model number on the web. It wasn't quite clear what type to buy.