Caple WC177 Manual

WC177
Caple in-column wine cabinet
Technical information
Technical information

Item Part Code Description Qty
1DG11-46 Dry filter 1
2DG13-1 Water box 1
3DG12-37.1 Refrigerrant valve 1
4DG2-14 Power cord 1
5DG1-97 Compressor/Start Device/Overload Protector 1
6DG22-3289 Electrical box cover 1
7DG3-222-2 PCB board 1
8DG11-49 Condenser 1
9DG13-472 Fixing bracket A 1
10 DG13-473 Fixing bracket B 1
11 DG14-234 Top right hinge 1
12A DG7-48 Fan 1
12B DG17-143 Wire 1
13 DG11-18 Heater fan 2
14 DG14-148 Heat insulation panel 2
15
DG12 154
Evaporator
2
WC177 - Caple in-column wine cabinet
15
DG12
-
154
Evaporator
2
16 DG13-10 Water box 2
17 DG18-115 Foam 2
18 DG22-3266 Upper and middle air deflector 2
19 DG19-6 Fan cover 2
20 DG22-3268 Upper air duct board A 1
21 DG22-3270 Middle air duct board A 1
22 DG22-3269 Lower air duct board A 1
23 DG22-3259 Air duct board B 1
24 DG18-111 Foam 2
25 DG22-3260 Air duct board C 1
26 DG22-3261 Air duct board D 1
27 DG22-3262 Air duct board E 1
28 DG22-3281 Track 20
29
A
DG15-246 Wooden shelf 8
29B DG15-254 Stainless steel edged 8
29C DG22-3271-L Left shelf support 8
29D DG22-3271-R Right shelf support 8
30
A
DG15-247 Presentation shelf 2
30B DG15-254 Stainless steel edged 2
30C DG22-3271-L Left shelf support 2
30D DG22-3271-L Right shelf support 2
31
A
DG23-303 Door 1
31B DG22-475 Door axis 2
31C DG22-3064 Handle 1
31D M147-016 Gasket 1
32 DG13-3129 Display board box 2

Item Part Code Description Qty
WC177 - Caple in-column wine cabinet
33 DG13-3063 Display support 2
34 DG20-375 Upper and middle display panel film 1
35 DG20-376 Lower display panel film 1
36 DG3-18-W LED light 2
37
A
DG7-48 Fan 1
37B DG17-144-1 Wire 1
38
A
DG13-198-W Sensor cover 1
38B FL-343 Pin 2
39 DG8-10 Sensor 3
40 DG13-198 Sensor cover 2
41 DG19-2 Fan cover 1
42 DG22-3265 Lower air deflector 1
43
A
DG7-48 Fan 1
43B DG17-145-1 Wire 1
44
A
DG7-41-BH Fan 1
44B DG17-144-1 Wire 1
45 DG14-235-R Low right hinge 1
46 DG13-3116 LED light cover 1
47 DG3-14-W LED li
g
ht 1
g
48 DG13-6-15 Cabinet leg 4
49 DG12-110-2 Air-circulating pipe for lower compartment 1
50 DG12-110 Air-circulating pipe for upper compartment 1
51 DG22-3275 Compressor bracket 1
-DG22-3021 Bottom grill 1
-- DG14-235-L Low left hinge 1

WC177
Caple in-column wine cabinet
Service Manual
Service Manual

ComputerControlled WineCellar
WC177
ServiceManual
Herebelowwelistedvariousfaultswhileusingthewinecellar,andthemethodofcheck-upandsolvethese
default,andfindtheinformationofthecorrespondentpage.
Statement: (Fig.4) showsthereferencefigureFig.4
(6.1.6) showsthereferenceitem6.1.6.
Warning:Topreventelectricalshock,beforeattemptinganycleaningormaintenancethisunitMUSTbe
disconnectedfromtheelectricalsupply.
○Tools
Plier Phillips head
screwdriver
Process
pipe
Electrical
M
ult
imeter
Amp meter (5A
calipercabletype)
Spanner Electrical
solderingiron Wire
stripper
Sealplier Protectivegloves
Scissors

○Equipment
1．Vacuumpump 2．Solderingequipment 3.Refrigerantmeter
forcopperpipe
1.Safetyrulesonoperationofrepairing.(Rulesmustbeobeyed). 3
2.Electricalcircuitdiagram. 5
3.Coolingsystemdiagram. 5
4.Nameandfunctiononcontrolpanel. 5
5.Howtodiagnosethefault.(ErrorCode E1、E2、E7、E8、E5、E、HI、LO) 7
6.Gistondisassembly. 11
7.Howtomaintainthedefault. 21

1.Safetyrulesonoperationofrepairing(Rulesmustbeobeyed).
Toavoidtheaccidentduringmaintainthewinecooler,andmakesuretheproductissafety,rules
mustbeobeyedlistbelow.
○Belowwelistthesymbolsandexplainthedangerwhenignoreit.
Danger Thissymbolmeansthattheinstancemayhavethechancetosuffer
deathoraseriouswound.
Warning Thissymbolmeansthattheinstancemayhavethechancetosuffer
deathoraseriouswound.’
Notice Thissymbolmeansthattheinstancemayhavethechancetosuffer
awound.’
○Belowsymbolsdistinguishandrulesshouldbeobeyed.
Thissymbolmeansthe
instancehopetobe
noticed
Thissymbolmeanstheinstance
mustbedoneforcibly
Thissymbolmeansthe
instanceforbidden
○Belowaretheitemsmustbeobeyed
Danger
·Pleasemakesuretodischargetherestrefrigerantintheparts.
·Whendischargingrefrigerant,makesurethatitnevergotothefireplace
anddraintooutdoors.
Tellthecustomersthattheyneverclosetothedischargeplaceandthefire
isforbidden.
·Takeapartthepipebycutter.
Nevertakeapartthepartbysoldering,otherwiseitwillfiretherest
refrigerantinthesystemsandcauseblast.
·Exhausttherestrefrigerantinthesystemsbeforewelding.
·Afterfillingtherefrigerantthesealingshouldbedonebyusingsmithing
weldingnozzle.
Usingtheweldingmachinewillfiretherefrigerantandblast.
·SincetheR600aisheavierthantheair,pleaselettheR600aontheground
goespeciallyforthehypogeum.
·Theoperationontheservicingrefrigerantbottleshouldbedoneinplace
withoutfireandoutdoors.
·Usetherefrigerantwarnerplease，astherestrefrigerantwillcausethe
fire.
·Don’tusefireintheplacewithrestrefrigerant.
·Don’tplacethedefaultcompressorinindoor.

Danger
·Duringrepairing,thepowerplugshouldbedisconnected.
Beforeremove,install,replacepartsdisconnectthepowerplug.
·Attentiondon’tgetelectricshock.
Whencheckingcurrent,voltageorchargingnevertouchtheconnectors.
Whenchangingtheparts,don’ttouchthechargedpartswithinthreeminutes
afterdisconnecttheplug.
Thecapacitorwilldischargeforsometime.
·Don’tdamagethecoolingpipe,sinetherefrigerantisflammable,thedamage
willcausethefireorblast.
·Don’tsmokingintheservicecar.
·Dischargetherefrigerantentirelyintheplacewithoutfirebeforedisusing
therefrigerantbottle.
·Don’ttouchthewinecoolerwhenthecoolingpipedamaged,don’tfieinside
thewinecooler,keepthewindowsopentoexchangetheair.
·Disusingthedefaultcompressorshouldbedoneoutdoorwithoutfire.
·Themaximumweightoftherefrigerantbottleloadedinthevehicleshouldbe
complytostated,thebottleshouldbeplaceupright,themaximumleaningangle
is40°.
·Dousetheappointedpart,otherwiseithavechancetosmokefireordefault.
·Pleaseputthedefaultcompressorintoplasticbagandsealtheperistome,
thenpackitwithstrip,astherestcompressoroilmayleakinthevehicleand
causefireorblast.
·Checkifallthesnails,parts,wiringareinstallinit’splace,ifthearea
aroundtheservicepartworsen.
Whenmeasuringthegroundingresistancemakesurethatthetestrangeismore
than1MΩ.
Makesurethepowercordandplugneverbepinchedonrearofthewinecooler.
Exchangethepowercordwhenitdamaged.
Cleantheflakeoftheplugwhenitdirty.
Notice
·Attentionthehot.
Therunningorjuststopcompressorandthepipesometimesareveryhot.And
theheatingorjuststopheaterisveryhot.Thehotwillcausescald.
·Attentionthehotpartsofthepipeafterthewelding.

·Attentiontherefrigerantduringchargeanddischargeit,asitwillfrostbite
theskinwhentouchit.
·Attentiontheburr.
Theburronthemetalorplasticpartmayhurtthehand.
·Attentionthefinsoftheevaporator.
Thefinsoftheevaporatormayhurtthehand.
·Driveupthewinecoolerwhenmovingit.Pushingitmaydamagethefloor.Cover
aprotectorboardontheeasydamagefloor.
2. Electricalcircuitdiagram.
(Seeattachment1)
3.Coolingsystemdiagram.
4.Nameandfunctiononcontrolpanel.
4.1.Nameandfunctiononupperandmiddlecompartmentcontrolpanel.

1.POWERBUTTON
Powerswitch,switchon/offbypressingitandholdonforthreeseconds.
2.UppercompartmentDOWNBUTTON
Usedtolower(cool)theuppercompartmenttemperaturein1ºCdecrements.
3.Uppercompartmentupperbutton
Usedtoraise(warm)theuppercompartmenttemperaturein1ºCincrements.
4.Uppercompartmentdisplay
Uppercompartmentinnertemperaturereadout.
5.Indicatorlight
Indicatorlightilluminatestosignifythecoolingmodeiscurrentlyinoperation.
(Notice:aftercompressoroff,itcanbeononlyafter3minuteslater,sotheindicator
lightasalsoonafter3minutes).
6.Middlecompartmentdisplay
Middlecompartmentinnertemperaturereadout.
7.Middlecompartmentupperbutton
Usedtoraise(warm)themiddlecompartmenttemperaturein1ºCincrements.
8.MiddlecompartmentDOWNBUTTON
Usedtolower(cool)themiddlecompartmenttemperaturein1ºCdecrements.
9. LIGHTBUTTON
Usedtoswitchtheinternallighton/off.Pressittwice,theinnerlightonandfree
fromthedoorswitch.)

4.2.Nameandfunctiononlowercompartmentcontrolpanel.
1.Lightindicator
Indicatorlightilluminatestosignifythelightswitchon/off.
2.Lowercompartmentdisplay
Lowercompartmentinnertemperaturereadout.
3.Lowercompartmentupperbutton
Usedtoraise(warm)thelowercompartmenttemperaturein1ºCincrements.
4.LowercompartmentDOWNBUTTON
Usedtolower(cool)thelowercompartmenttemperaturein1ºCdecrements.
5. Diagnosethedefault
5.1.Selfexaminationsystemtocheckthefault
Becausethewinecellarseriesadoptedcomputercontrolsystem,whichisconvenientforthemaintenance
andexaminationofthewinecellar,andthereistheselfexaminationinthecomputerboard.
Ifthereisanydoubtaboutthefaultof thecontrolsystem,pleaseapplytheself-examinationsystem.
Themethodisfollowing:
1>．Pressupanddownatthesametime,turnthepower,entertheselfexaminationsystemafterhearing
threebeeps.
2>．Thenormalselfexaminationphenomenonasfollowing:
a. Noanswerafterpressingkey;
b.Thedisplaytuneshowsettingtemperatures.；
c.Thecompressorworksnon-stop,andtheinductionlightison；
d.Thefanoftheevaporator,thecondenserrunningspeedilyandtherefrigerantvalveswichonetime
per3seconds；
e.Thelightswitchnormallyiscontrollingthelight.
3>．Iftheabovea~epointislineinthesituation,andeverycomponentsofthemachineisnormal;ifthereis
anydifferent,andfirstlychecktheabnormalcomponentsandtheirconnectionwire.Iftheconnectionis
tight,replacethecomponents.Ifthereplacementfail,itcanbejudgedascontrolpanel sfault,please

replaceitwiththesamemodule. (→6.2.2)
4>．Unplugtheplugtoexittheself-examinationsystem.
5.2Errorcode
Symbol Representation Checkingpoint Solution
E1 Uppercompartment
sensoropencircuit.
CheckthewiringandconnectionbetweenPCBand
sensor,ifitopencircuit.
Iftheconnectionandwiringisnormal,
replacethesensorplease (→6.1.6)
E2 Uppercompartment
sensorshortcircuit.
CheckthewiringandconnectionbetweenPCBand
sensor,ifitshortcircuit.
E7 Middlecompartment
sensoropencircuit.
CheckthewiringandconnectionbetweenPCBand
sensor,ifitopencircuit.
E8 Middlecompartment
sensorshortcircuit.
CheckthewiringandconnectionbetweenPCBand
sensor,ifitshortcircuit.
E5 Lowercompartment
sensoropencircuit.
CheckthewiringandconnectionbetweenPCBand
sensor,ifitopencircuit.
E6 Lowercompartment
sensorshortcircuit.
CheckthewiringandconnectionbetweenPCBand
sensor,ifitshortcircuit.
HI
Hightemperature
warning.
Innertemperaturetoo
high
1.Displayonallcompartments:checkifthe
compressornormal,ifanygasleakage.
Replacethecompressor,startor
protector,orrepairtheleakage
(→7.1，7.2,7.3)
2.Displayon
single
compartment
a.Checkifthevalve
normal.
Ifthevalvefail,replaceit.
(→6.2.4)
b.Checkifthecapillary
block.
Ifthecapillaryblock,replace
it.(→6.2.5)
c.Checkiftheinnerfan
normal.
Ifthefanfail,replaceit.
(→6.1.5)
LO
Lowtemperature
warning.
Innertemperaturetoo
low
Displayonany
oneofupperand
middle
compartments.
a.Checkifthevalve
normal.
Ifthevalvefail,replaceit.工
(→6.2.5)
b.CheckifthemainPCB
normal.
IfthePCBfail,replaceit.
(→6.2.2)
LO Innertemperaturetoo
low CheckifthePCBfaulty. IfthePCBfaulty,replaceit. (→6.2.3)
“HI”Hightemperaturewarning—Afterthewinecoolertenhoursrunningfortenhoursconstantly,iftheanyoftheinner
temperatureisover23ºC,thereadoutshowHI,afteritshowingforonehour,thethebuzzeralarm,andone
hourlater,thebuzzerstop,thecompressorstop.TheHIalarmcanbestoppedbydisconnectthepowerplug.
“LO”Lowtemperaturewarning—Afterturningonthewinecoolertwohours,iftheinnertemperatureislowerthan0ºCand
lastingfor15minutes,thereadoutshowLO,thebuzzeralarm,andthecompressorstopatthesametime,when
theinnertemperatureisover2ºC,theLOwarningquit.

5.3Procedureofd
iagnosethedefault
●Thereisn tanydisplayonthedisplayPCB.
Thetestvoltageandpoint (2).
●Allofcompartmentsarenotcooling(thecompressoroff)
No
Yes
Abnormality
No
No
Ye
s
Ye
s
Yes
No
Iftheinnerlightcanbeturnon Checkthepowersource(powercord,
Displayerrcode Referto(→5.2)
Thestarterhavepowerinput?
Theprotectorhavepowerinput?
Checkthecurrentofthecompressor
Thestarterfailed
Theprotectorfailed
Compressorfault.
Iftheinnerlightcanbeturnon?
（Simplewaytocheckthepower）
Ifthedisplayhavepowerinput?
DisplayPCBfailed
ChecktheMainPCBanddisplayPCB
circuit
Checkthepowersource
(powercord,plug,socket)
No
No
Yes
Yes

●Theuppercompartmentnotcooling(thecompressorrunning)
●Oneofupperormiddlecompartmentnormal,theothernotcooling.
Thecompressorrunformore
than30minutes？
Ifthedooropenedfrequently？Don topenthe
doorfrequently
Ye Yes
Ifthehotgoodswasputintothe
cabinet
？
T
he
door
gasket
is
airproof
.
Coolingsystemdefault.
No
No
Yes
Takethehot
goodsaway.
Repairorreplace
thedoorgasket
Yes
No
DisplayHI?
MainPCBfail,replaceit.
Ifanyhotthingnearthesensor?
Ifthedoorcanproperlyclosed?
Ifthedooropenedfrequently？
Ifthevalvenormalhaspowerinput?
Yes
Yes
Takethehotthingaway
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Repairthedoororgasket
Don topenthedoorfrequently
a.Thevalvefaulty.
b.Thewiringbetweenvalveand
mainPCBfaulty.

●Themiddlecompartmentnormal,butlowercompartmentnotcooling.
●Theinnertemperatureisnotriseintime.
6.Gistondisassembly.
Warning:Disconnectthepowerplugbeforemaintainthewinecooler.
6.1 Gistondisassemblingtheinnercabinet.
6.1.1.Howtoremovetheshelves.
Openthedoorandpulltheshelfoutward(arrowAdirection),thenriseitasarrowB
direction(Fig.1).Pushtheendoftheshelftothesidestopperscorrespondingtothenotchesand
takeitoutasdirectionsCandDshow(Fig.2).
Ifthelowercompartment
fanrunnormal
No Checkifthewiringand
connectionarenormal
Yes Replacethelower
compartmentfan
Afterthewinecoolerpower
onfor1hour,theinner
temperatureislowerthan
settingtemperaturerange.
CheckthePTCheaterwith
multimeter,
if
it
normal.
No
Yes
Checkifanypowerinputto
thePTCheater
No
CheckthewiringandmainPCB
Yes Replacetheheater

Fig.1 Fig.2
6.1.2．Howtoremovetherail
Theprocessofremovingthetwosectionrail:Taketheshelfoff (6.1.1) removetherail
Removetheshelf,removetwofixingscrewsofthefail.（Fig.3)
Fig.3
6.1.3．Howtoremovetheair-ductboardsA,B,C,D,E
1)Theprocessofremovingtheair-ductboardB：Removetheshelves(6.1.1) removetheair-duct
boardB
Removetwofixingscrews,pulltheair-ductboardBout.（Fig.4)
Fig.4
2)Theprocessofremovingtheair-ductboardC：Removetheshelves(6.1.1) removetheair-duct
boardB(6.1.3) removetheair-ductboardC
Removetheair-ductboardB,disconnectallconnectors(Fig.5).Removetheotherfourfixingscrews,
pulltheair-ductboardCout(Fig.6).
Shelf
A
B
C
D
螺钉
风道板 B
Rail
Screws

Fig.5
Fig.6
3）Theprocessofremovingtheair-ductboardD：Removetheshelves(6.1.1) removethe
air-ductboardD
Removetwofixingscrews,pulltheair-ductboardDout.Theprocessissameasremovingthe
air-ductboardB.
4）Theprocessofremovingtheair-ductboardE：Removetheshelves(6.1.1) removethe
air-ductboardD(6.1.3) removetheair-ductboardE
Removetheair-ductboardD,disconnectallconnectors(Fig.7).Removetheotherfourfixingscrews,
pulltheair-ductboardEout(Fig.6),Theprocessissimilarwithremovingtheair-ductC.
Fig.7
5) Theprocessofremovingtheair-ductboardA(upper,middle,lower)：Removetheshelves(6.1.1)
removetheair-ductboardA(upper,middle,lower).
Removefourfixingscrewsoneanyair-ductboardA,pulltheair-ductboardAsout.（Fig.8)
Screws
Air
duct-board
C
LED light connector
DisplayPCBconnector
LEDlight
Fanconnector
Sensorconnector
Display connector
LEDlightconnector
LED light
Fan