Einleitung
The Black and Decker 3-Cup Rice Cooker contains several pairs of wires inside. If any pair are disconnected from each other, the device will not work properly. In this guide we will identify disconnected pairs, and learn how to fix them.
Throughout these steps, the pictures will help us connect wires to their pair. If you find a wire that was not part of a junction during disassembly and was not color coded, count the wires in the wire groups to identify which group it is part of.
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Each of the four legs has a rubber cushion on its bottom. For each cushion, insert a plastic opening tool between the plastic leg and rubber cushion, and pry off the rubber cushion.
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Using a spanner screwdriver, remove the one 10mm long 7mm diameter spanner screw from the side of the brass panel.
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Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the 10mm long 7mm diameter Phillips-head screws from the inside of all four legs.
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Unscrew the screw at the junction near the opposite side of the device from the front panel.
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Label each of the two wires at this junction with a single color of tape.
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Unscrew the screw at the junction just clockwise from the button panel.
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Label the three wires of this junction with tape of a second color.
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Unscrew the screw from the wire junction just behind the front panel.
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Label the three wires at this junction with a third color of tape.
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Locate one of the wires attached to the power cord that is covered in a thick layer of plastic, and is ziptied to a second, more thinly coated wire.
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Locate two wires that are attached by a ziptie and covered by only a thin layer of plastic.
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Locate another wire that is attached to the power cord and is covered by a thick layer of plastic, and is not ziptied to any other wires.
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The remaining three wires are thin and not connected to the power cord or any other wires via ziptie.
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Steps 9 - 12 disassemble any part of the device, so no reassembly is needed. If any of the wires were not part of junctions when the device was reassembled, reassemble the device by including the lone wire in the proper junction, as identified in this step.
Ein Kommentar
The reason why these rice cookers suddenly stop workings is that the in-line cutoff thermal fuse fails and opens the circuit so AC voltage can't make it past the fuse. The thermal fuse is located under the white tubing that the author is holding in step #12. You can order new thermal fuses on eBay pretty cheaply from China. You will need thermal fuse type:
SF169E,172°C
Rated current/voltage:10A/250V