Einleitung
The rice cooker contains a spring mechanism for locking the hot-plate into place while it is turned on. In this guide we will show how to identify if the spring mechanism is broken, and how to replace the spring if it is.
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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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Using a pair of pliers, bend the spring latch from a "[" shape to a "c" shape so that it fits through the silver-colored latch that holds it. Then pull the silver-colored beam up so that it detaches from the brass beam.
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Carefully turn the device over, either allowing the hotplate portion of the device to fall out, or catching it as it falls out.
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For the next step, make sure the hotplate portion of the device has its flat side facing down.
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Position a pair of pliers so that they are outside the hotplate's two inner silver-colored rectangular plates.
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Carefully push the plates together to unlock the inner portion of the hotplate.
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Remove the non-spring portion of the hotplate by lifting it up, exposing the spring and brass locking latch underneath.
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Remove the 47 mm by 30 mm spring, by pulling it up and off the locking latch.
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If the spring is in multiple pieces, does not compress and spring back easily, or otherwise does not behave like a spring, you will need to replace it.
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