goldstar window ac unit - annoying beep

Posted by whence on July 10, 2007, 6:11 pm

re: goldstar model M5400, window ac unit, 5400Btu

Everytime you press a button on the keypad, you get a too-loud beep
from a piezo sounding squawker. The kind of noise that can wake a
neighbor at 4am.

I opened it up to track down that little bastid, and it's somewhere on
a pc board with a humongous capacitor on it. I don't want to go near
that cap, it looks like it stores a lot of charge..

Is there a way to disable the beep from the keypad? The buttons are:

temp
energy saver
mode (fan/cool)
timer
fan speed
power

Thanks!

Posted by Bubba on July 10, 2007, 6:34 pm

>re: goldstar model M5400, window ac unit, 5400Btu
>Everytime you press a button on the keypad, you get a too-loud beep
>from a piezo sounding squawker. The kind of noise that can wake a
>neighbor at 4am.
>I opened it up to track down that little bastid, and it's somewhere on
>a pc board with a humongous capacitor on it. I don't want to go near
>that cap, it looks like it stores a lot of charge..
>Is there a way to disable the beep from the keypad? The buttons are:
>temp
>energy saver
>mode (fan/cool)
>timer
>fan speed
>power
>Thanks!

Very simple fix.
Lift the window.
No more beep.
Bubba

Posted by TH on July 10, 2007, 6:44 pm

Plumber's putty in the piezo buzzer's hole

> re: goldstar model M5400, window ac unit, 5400Btu
> Everytime you press a button on the keypad, you get a too-loud beep
> from a piezo sounding squawker. The kind of noise that can wake a
> neighbor at 4am.
> I opened it up to track down that little bastid, and it's somewhere on
> a pc board with a humongous capacitor on it. I don't want to go near
> that cap, it looks like it stores a lot of charge..
> Is there a way to disable the beep from the keypad? The buttons are:
> temp
> energy saver
> mode (fan/cool)
> timer
> fan speed
> power
> Thanks!

Posted by on July 10, 2007, 9:15 pm

>Plumber's putty in the piezo buzzer's hole

Better kiss it first ....

>> re: goldstar model M5400, window ac unit, 5400Btu
>> Everytime you press a button on the keypad, you get a too-loud beep
>> from a piezo sounding squawker. The kind of noise that can wake a
>> neighbor at 4am.
>> I opened it up to track down that little bastid, and it's somewhere on
>> a pc board with a humongous capacitor on it. I don't want to go near
>> that cap, it looks like it stores a lot of charge..
>> Is there a way to disable the beep from the keypad? The buttons are:
>> temp
>> energy saver
>> mode (fan/cool)
>> timer
>> fan speed
>> power
>> Thanks!

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Posted by on July 10, 2007, 9:15 pm

Do you own a handgun ?

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