Voluas VL001 Portion Switch Replacement

はじめに

If your Voluas VL001 pet feeder is having problems with portion control, you may have an issue with your portion switch. The portion switch is a small electronic switch that gets activated as the main drive gear turns, letting the motherboard know how much food was dispensed.

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 Portion Switch Replacement, Storage Tank: 手順 1、 3の画像 1

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch Replacement, Storage Tank: 手順 1、 3の画像 2

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch 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 Portion Switch Replacement, Battery: 手順 2、 3の画像 1

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch Replacement, Battery: 手順 2、 3の画像 2

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch 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 Portion Switch Replacement, Housing: 手順 3、 3の画像 1

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch Replacement, Housing: 手順 3、 3の画像 2

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch 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 Portion Switch

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch Replacement, Portion Switch: 手順 6、 3の画像 1

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch Replacement, Portion Switch: 手順 6、 3の画像 2

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch Replacement, Portion Switch: 手順 6、 3の画像 3

Remove the two 11.1 mm screws that secure the switch to the device using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.

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手順7

Using your wire strippers/pliers, cut the three wires that are connected to the switch.

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手順8

Voluas VL001 Portion Switch Replacement: 手順 8、 3の画像 3

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

Put the exposed wire on the solder patch, making sure it has good contact with the metal.
Solder the wire on to the solder patch.
Repeat steps 8 and 9 for the other two wires.