![]() Fired right up without any issues.Thanks for the tip! My tip would be to never purchase one of their junk CPAP's. I had my Fisher-Paykel CPAP gradually get worse and worse, until it finally did not power up anymore after two days of trying every trick.Decided the final step was to try to buy a $50 step-up (110v to 240v) converter off of Amazon, and it worked like a charm. Besides, I "tinker" and I'm sure I'll be able to use the transformer in/with other projects around the house. While my workaround may be throwing good money at bad, it was a cost effective stop gap measure to get my machine working consistently (with peace of mind) until I purchase a new CPAP machine. My initial thoughts were a bad capacitor or some component responsible for voltage conversion, but sounds like brownboy has isolated the issue to a triac (Thanks for the detective work and the photo!). After I get a replacement machine, I intend to take mine apart and fix it. I suspect there is an issue in the input power section of the circuit board. I use the same plug adapter that I bought for my trip to Europe and plug my F&P into the transformer and my CPAP starts up immediately. I power the transformer from the 120V wall outlet and the transformer outputs 230V. In my case I purchased one made by KRIĆGER which was about $45 on Amazon. I purchased a 150 Watt (based on the power consumption data I could find on the unit) Voltage Transformer 120V to from 230V AC outlet American and European Step Up/Down Voltage Converter Transformer that raises the voltage up from 120V to 230V. ![]() When I arrived back in the states and plugged it into 120V outlet, I experienced the same dead/no start behavior. This same behavior occurred several times as we changed locations in Europe. As it turned out, as soon as I plugged it into the 240V wall socket the CPAP powered up immediately. I was worried that I would get to Europe without a working CPAP. Since the input voltage on the machine can accept 120V or 240V, I bought a simple plug adapter to allow me to plug into the wall outlets in Europe. But recently took a trip to Europe where the voltage was 240V (vs. I tried the plug/unplug, hair dryer tricks with some degree of success. I hope this tip may be of help to others. ![]() I registered for the forum so I could share what I did to find a workaround for my machine. The ICON Premo features a universal power supply for worldwide use between 100V and 240V.I have had the same issue with my F&P Icon Auto (which is now 5 years-old). Noise level is rated at less than 30 dBA. The ICON Premo weighs 4.8 pounds and has dimensions of 6.3 x 6.7 x 8.7 inches.
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