Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement

はじめに

If your Voluas VL001 pet feeder is having problems with dispensing any food, you may have an issue with your electric motor. The motor that turns the mechanism to dispense food can burn up, which requires replacement to fix.

This replacement requires special skills like wire stripping and soldering.

必要な工具と部品

手順1 Storage Tank

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Storage Tank: 手順 1、 3の画像 1

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Storage Tank: 手順 1、 3の画像 2

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Storage Tank: 手順 1、 3の画像 3

Remove the lid to the storage tank by using the latch and lifting off.
Grab the food storage tank on both sides. Depress the tabs that say "Push" on them and lift the tank off.

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手順2 Battery

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Battery: 手順 2、 3の画像 1

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Battery: 手順 2、 3の画像 2

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Battery: 手順 2、 3の画像 3

Place your pet feeder upside down.
Squeeze the lock and remove the battery cover.
Remove the three 1.5V D alkaline batteries.

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手順3 Housing

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Housing: 手順 3、 3の画像 1

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Housing: 手順 3、 3の画像 2

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Housing: 手順 3、 3の画像 3

Insert a metal spudger under the adhesive part of each rubber foot.
Pry the foot off.

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手順4

Remove four screws from the corners of the device using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
These holes were previously covered by the rubber feet.
Using the magnetic tip of the screwdriver, carefully lift the screw out of the hole.

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手順5

Turn the device over so it is oriented right-side up.
Lift the top part of the feeder off, exposing the mechanisms that run the feeder.

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手順6 Electric Motor

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Electric Motor: 手順 6、 3の画像 1

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Electric Motor: 手順 6、 3の画像 2

Voluas VL001 Electric Motor Replacement, Electric Motor: 手順 6、 3の画像 3

Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the six 11.2 mm screws that hold the motor housing on to the device.

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手順7

Using the pliers, cut the red and black wires that attach to the posts on the end of the electric motor.
Note which wire is connected to which post on the motor so that you do not mix them up when soldering to the new motor.

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手順8

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Using your wire strippers/pliers, gently crimp the plastic insulation on the wire. Do this several times around the wire to make sure that you can pull it off.
Because the wire is so thin, it can be easy to accidentally cut all the way through the wire on this step. Take care to only cut through the insulation.
You will want to see a score line in the insulation all around the wire like this.
Pull the end of the insulation off, exposing the wire.

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手順9

Place the newly cut wire on the post, making sure that it is in good contact with the soldering pad.
Solder the wire on to the pad.
Repeat steps 8 and 9 for the other wire.