Kitchen Mama can opener battery swap, anything tricky to know?
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wait so is vinegar ok or not? im genuinly confused now
vinegar will neutralize the alkali residue which is the point. The problem with vinegar is that if you dont rinse it off the steel parts the acetic acid in vinegar will rust the steel. Iso will neutralize the alkaline residue but will not clean the opener. The best way is to scrape the excess residue, add vinegar on a qtip to the opener, add water to rinse vinegar off, then iso to displace water, dry with a cloth.
vinegar will neutralize the alkali residue which is the point. The problem with vinegar is that if you dont rinse it off the steel parts the acetic acid in vinegar will rust the steel. Iso will neutralize the alkaline residue but will not clean the opener. The best way is to scra…
this is so much effort for a 25 dollar can opener
mine has lasted for almost 3 years on the original duracells believe it or not. It only sees a low duty cycle of 2 cans a week at most, battery drain is essentially nothing
mine has lasted for almost 3 years on the original duracells believe it or not. It only sees a low duty cycle of 2 cans a week at most, battery drain is essentially nothing
3 years of waiting 45 seconds for a can of beer to open versus 5 seconds with a manual opener. Seriously?
3 years of waiting 45 seconds for a can of beer to open versus 5 seconds with a manual opener. Seriously?
my mom has arthritis so she cannot use an opener anymore that requires her to twist the lid. Get off your high horse
my mom has arthritis so she cannot use an opener anymore that requires her to twist the lid. Get off your high horse
ok thats a fair use case ill shut up
the tricky part for me was getting the clip on the cover to seat properly. Have to press on the back edge of the clip first then the front. Otherwise the sensor on the opener thinks the cover is open and the opener won’t run.
the tricky part for me was getting the clip on the cover to seat properly. Have to press on the back edge of the clip first then the front. Otherwise the sensor on the opener thinks the cover is open and the opener won’t run.
oh interesting is it a microswitch or magnetic sensor
oh interesting is it a microswitch or magnetic sensor
its a microswitch, a little plunger style switch. Its also why a few of these openers die looking like a battery problem when it’s just the switch getting gunked up.
its a microswitch, a little plunger style switch. Its also why a few of these openers die looking like a battery problem when it’s just the switch getting gunked up.
true, ive seen a few youtube videos where individuals replace the batteries in these openers but it still dosnt work, they blame the motor
to be honest id just toss the opener and buy a new one. Its not worth soldering on a replacement switch for a 25 dollar device.
to be honest id just toss the opener and buy a new one. Its not worth soldering on a replacement switch for a 25 dollar device.
Disagree. The replacement switch is a standard part, maybe 30 cents and ten minutes with an iron. Throwing $25 devices with perfect motors in the trash because of a 30 cent switch is why the landfills look the way they look.