interesting, how come they use relays instead of triacs to switch the band on and off with the electronic controls?
Crockpot won't heat anymore, is it usually the heating band?
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interesting, how come they use relays instead of triacs to switch the band on and off with the electronic controls?
interesting, how come they use relays instead of triacs to switch the band on and off with the electronic controls?
relay on the ones ive opened. You can usually hear it click on and off
interesting, how come they use relays instead of triacs to switch the band on and off with the electronic controls?
actually that raises an interesting question about the use of triacs in these slow cookers. When a triac fails shorted to ground, it will cause the band to continuously run in high mode regardless of the setting selected which would be the cause of a few house fires in operation.
definately check the cord first like the other person said. Ive seen a few instances where the cord fails while the band is fine. Its allways the strain relief on the cord.
In over 20 years of repairing small appliances I can count on one hand the number of crockpot bands that failed. All the rest were due to a switch, a cord, or a thermal fuse if it was one of the fancier models with temperature displays. Take the bottom cover off and meter the band before anyone spends time looking for a heating band replacement.
In over 20 years of repairing small appliances I can count on one hand the number of crockpot bands that failed. All the rest were due to a switch, a cord, or a thermal fuse if it was one of the fancier models with temperature displays. Take the bottom cover off and meter the ban…
hard agree. 70% of the time it was the switch or the cord, 20% of the time it was a thermal fuse and 10% of the time the element. The 10% that were the element were all crockpots that were dropped on the floor or placed in standing water.
In over 20 years of repairing small appliances I can count on one hand the number of crockpot bands that failed. All the rest were due to a switch, a cord, or a thermal fuse if it was one of the fancier models with temperature displays. Take the bottom cover off and meter the ban…
so you’re telling me my crockpot has a thermal fuse i did not know about? where is it located?
so you’re telling me my crockpot has a thermal fuse i did not know about? where is it located?
on the crockpots that have a thermal fuse it is located between the heating band leads and the switch. It is usually wrapped in fiberglass to insulate it. The cheaper models do not have this fuse which is sketchy.