Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement

はじめに

Thermal fuses are the most common part in a toaster that stop working. When a toaster machine stops working, people usually throw it away and buy a new one. however, the problem is really simple to fix, and is way cheaper than buying a new Croque Monsieur-/panini press. We are going to show you how.

必要な工具と部品

手順1 Thermal Fuse

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement, Thermal Fuse: 手順 1、 3の画像 1

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement, Thermal Fuse: 手順 1、 3の画像 2

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement, Thermal Fuse: 手順 1、 3の画像 3

Pull the plug of the panini press the out of the socket.
Unclip the black 'closing part' and open the toaster.

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手順2

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement: 手順 2、 3の画像 3

Remove the screws of the front plate, by using a Philips #1 Screwdriver

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手順3

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement: 手順 3、 3の画像 3

Remove the front plate as shown on the picture.
Remove the screws of the top plate, the same way you did at the bottom (see step 2).
Remove the top plate as shown in the picture.

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手順4

Remove the two screws at the back of the heating plate as shown in the pictures.

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手順5

Turn the panini press around to be able to reach the screws of the other heating panel. and remove these screws the same way you did at the bottom side (step 4).
Place the panini press such that you can easily look under the heating elements (as seen in the second picture).

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手順6

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement: 手順 6、 3の画像 3

The thermal fuse is placed at the top part of the panini press.
The fuser is covered by a white 'rope-like sleeve'.
you can reach the fuser by removing the screw in the middle, using the screwdriver.

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手順7

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement: 手順 7、 3の画像 3

Move the rope-like sleeve to the left side to reach the thermal fuse.
Remove the black 'rope' so you can cut the wire, using the wire cutter.

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手順8

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement: 手順 8、 3の画像 3

Cut the wire as shown in the picture.
Remove the white sleeve and cut the other side of the fuse.

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手順9

Princess Croque Monsieur Thermal Fuse Replacement: 手順 9、 3の画像 3

Solder the new thermal fuser on the cable, using the soldering machine.
Slide the 'rope-like sleeve' on the cable until the fuser sticks through the other side.

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don't solder the fuse back on the cable. It will ruin the temperature-controlled fuse!

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手順10

Solder the other part on to the red cable as shown in the picture.
Slide the sleeve over the fuse as it was before you had cut the fuse (if you don't remember how it needs to be, just go back to the picture in step 6).

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