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Chef’s Counter Rice Cooker RC-3 Disassembly

Introduction

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

    • Remove the base plate.

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

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

    • Remove the metal plate.

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    • 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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    • Use pliers to pinch the metal V in the center.

    • Slide out the silver heating component and black support ring.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    • 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.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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