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This guide shows the disassembly of a Chef's Counter Rice Cooker RC-3. This page can be helpful in understanding the makeup of your device and potentially identifying a problem. To ensure your safety, please unplug the device before continuing with the disassembly. This is an easy disassembly but an extra set of hands is helpful.

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手順1 Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly, Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3: 手順 1、 3の画像 1

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly, Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3: 手順 1、 3の画像 2

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly, Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3: 手順 1、 3の画像 3

Unplug the rice cooker.
Remove the bowl and lid from the device and place the device upside down on a flat surface.

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手順2

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 2、 3の画像 3

Remove the two 13 mm screws from the bottom using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove the base plate.

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手順3

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 3、 3の画像 3

Remove the three 10 mm gold screws holding the wires in place using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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手順4

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 4、 3の画像 3

Remove the single 10 mm screw from the metal plate using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove the metal plate.

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手順5

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 5、 3の画像 3

Remove the three perimeter screws holding the heating plate in place using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
One screw has a length of 14 mm and two screws are 10 mm.

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手順6

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 6、 3の画像 3

Use pliers to pinch the metal V in the center.
Slide out the silver heating component and black support ring.

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手順7

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 7、 3の画像 3

Use the pliers to pinch the three metal flaps flat and remove the spring.

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手順8

Remove the metal hook that is over the thick white wire cover.

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手順9

Remove the thick white wire cover uncovering the thermal cutoff fuse.

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手順10

Flip over the rice cooker so it is right side up.

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手順11

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 11、 3の画像 3

Remove the single 10 mm screw from the outer control panel using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove the plastic outer control panel.

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手順12

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 12、 3の画像 3

Remove the single 10 mm screw using a Phillips #1 screwdriver to reveal the LED lights.

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手順13

Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly: 手順 13、 3の画像 3

Remove the single 27 mm screw using a hex 5.5 screwdriver.
Extra hands are helpful because this component will easily fall apart.

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手順14

Inspect the outer control panel, mechanical lever, and the components of the stack.

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手順15

Now that the device is disassembled you can get a better understanding on how it works.
The rice cooker receives constant power when plugged in. A mechanical lever is used to switch between warm and cook settings. The settings are indicated by white LED lights with orange and red plastic coverings on the outer control panel.
A DF184S Thermal Cutoff Fuse is in place to protect the device by disconnecting the circuit in the event of a heating element malfunction.