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Step 1: Materials Required
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Step 2: Troubleshooting
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bi gsquar i s hc apaci t or . Onc edone,mak es ur ey ourf an( wi t houtt hebl adesof c our s e)i sr es t i ngpr oper l yands ec ur el yaswear egoi ng t opoweri tup. 5.Connec tandpowerupt hef anmot or .I ft hef us ei s f aul t y ,t hemot orwi l l r ot at e,mi nedi d.I fi tdi dnot ,i tmi ght al s obet hatpoi nt“ C”wasus edi ns t eadof“ B” ,s i nc ey ou c oul dnotk nowwhi c ht er mi nal i twas .Nowor r y . 6.Di s c onnec tpower .Mov epoi nt“ C”t o“ B”andpowerup t hef anagai n.I fi ts t i l l woul dnotr ot at e,i t ’ sl i k el yt he c apac i t or . 7.Di sconnectpowerandr emovet hespar ewi r e. Repl aci ngt heCapa ci t or :
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Step 3: Thermal Fuse Replacement
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Di s c onnec tpowert ot hef anbef or epr oc eedi ng. 1.T omak ef us er epl ac ementeas i er ,weneedt of r eet he mot orf r om t hec ont r oluni tk eepi ngi t swi r i nghar nessas l ongaspos si bl e.Thehar nes shas5wi r esgoi ngi nt ot he mot orhous i ng.Byt r aci ngt hi shar nes s,s t ar t i ngf r om t he mot orhous i ng,If oundt heGr ound( gr een/ y el l ow)and Neut r al ( bl ue)wi r esendi ngatat er mi nal bl ockand anot hert hr ee( gr ey ,or ange,r ed)endi ngatt hes peed s el ect or .
2.Remo v et heGr oundandNeut r al wi r e( noc ut t i ng r equi r ed)f r om t het er mi nal bl ock .Desol dert hegr ey , or angeandr edwi r esatt hes peeds el ec t or ,not et hei r Youma yhav enot i c edt hatIc utt hewhol e l oc at i onfir s t .( har nes sabout10c mf r om t hemo t or …bi gmi s t ak e . . . but t hatwaswa ybef or eIdec i dedt odot hi s ! ! ) 3.Usi ngafl att i psc r ewdr i v erasal ev er ,pr yt hemot or
i ngmountr odawayf r om t hec ont r ol uni t . hous 4.Remov et heos ci l l at i nguni tanddet ac ht hecapac i t or . 5.Remo v et hemet al hous i ngs c r ews .Car ef ul l yr emo v e t her ot orandt hewi ndi ngss l owl ybygi v i ngi tenough s l ac kf r om t hehar nes s . 6.Thewi ndi ngsar et i edbys t r i ngsandc oat edwi t hs ome k i ndofl ac quer .Weneedt oc uts omeoft hem ( s eet he “ X”poi nt si nt hepi ct ur e)us i ngpenk ni f eors har pt i p s ci s sor s .Lookf orabul ge( wher et hef us ei s )andnot i c e wher ei tends . 7.Car ef ul l ysl i c eopent hebl ac ks heat hc ov ert oex pos e t hebr ownwov ens heat hs ,al s ot i edwi t hs t r i ngs . 8.Tr ac et hebl ueNeut r alwi r ef r om t hehar nes st owar ds t hewi ndi ngs.Youwi l l not i c ei tendedi nsi det hebi gges t s heat hwhi c hi sont op.Thi si sourt ar get .Cutt hes t r i ngs t yi ngt hi ss heat h. 9.Thi sbi gs heat h,whi c hi sflat t ened,hol dst hef us eand anot hers heat hedwi r e.Us efi nger st ol i f ti tandpr es son
i t ssi dest of or m backi t st ubul ars hape. 10.Wi t hwr i ggl e,pr es sandpul lac t i on,s l owl yr emov e t hi ssheat handt het her mal f us ewi l l beex pos ed.Putt he r emov eds heat has i det ober eus edl at er . 11.Not i c et hatoneoft hef us e’ sl eadsi sal s os heat hedt o pr ev entel ec t r i c al c ont ac t .Sl i c et heSI DEoft hi ss heat h l engt hwi s eabout10mm.Ex pos et hel eadt hr ought hi s c u t . 12.Wi t hbot hl eadsex pos ed,c utt hem offasc l os et ot he f us easpos si bl e.Thi swi l l gi v eusenoughr oom t os ol der t henew f use. 13.T r i mt hel eadsoft henewf us et oabout10mm andt i n t hem wi t hs ol der . 14.Sol dert henewf use,pol ar i t yi snoti mpor t antbuty ou mayf ol l owt heol df us edi r ect i on. 15.Mov et hec uts l eev et oc ov erbac kt hel eade xpos ed i ns t ep#11abo v e.
ert hef us eandi t sac c ompany i ngwi r ewi t ht he 16.Cov bi gsheat hr emovedi nst ep#10above. 17.St r i ngt henewf us eas s embl yt ot hewi ndi ngsasneat asy ouc an.Fol dbac kt hebl ac kc ov erands t r i ngagai n. Ensur enos t r i ngorbl ackc ov ers heat hi spr ot r udi ngi nt o t her ot orar ea. 18.Car ef ul l ypl acebac kt hewi ndi ngsandr ot ori nt ot he mot orhousi ng. 19.Sec ur et hehous i ngandmountbac kt heos c i l l at or andt hec apac i t or . 20.I ns er tt hemot orhous i ngmountr odt ot hec ont r ol uni t ,al i t t l epr es s ur ei sneededher e. 21.Dr es sbac kt hewi r i nghar nes sandr ec onnec tt he Gr oundandNeut r al wi r est ot het er mi nal bl oc k.( Forme, Ihadt os ol derbac kal l t hewi r esandi nsul at et hem wi t h heats hr i nki ngt ubes.Ial s ohadt odeact i v at et he os ci l l at ort opr ev entt hem f r om r ubbi ngagai ns teach o t h e r )
23.Res ol dert hegr ey ,or angeandr edwi r esbac kt ot he s peeds el ec t or . 24.Poweront hef ant ot es t .Cov erbac kt hec ont r ol uni t andyouar edone.
Step 4: Finally... Idi dnotus el ac quert opr ot ec tt hewi ndi ngsandi t sbeen oper at i ngf ornear l y2mont hsnowatar ound6hour sa day. Topr ev entov er heat i ng,Imodi fi edt het i mert odi s abl e t heper manent" ON"s el ec t i on.Byus i ngt het i mi ng mec hani s mt her ewi l lber es t i ngt i mei nbet ween,when noonei si nt her oom ornoi nt ent i ont ous et hef anf ora whi l e.