Hamilton Beach 70740 Power Cord Replacement

Introduction

This guide may be useful for users who are experiencing power issues. This procedure requires a high technical skill in electrical soldering, along with moderate electrical wiring skills.

What you need

Step 1 Base Removal

Careful: steps 1-5 are sourced from a guide that's marked as in-progress.

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Hold the food processor upside down and remove the two screws indicated with a screwdriver. Once unscrewed, remove the two rubber suction pads.

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Step 2

Use a spudger to remove the 4 rubber base pads located at the corners of the device.

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Step 3

Unscrew all 4 screws that are located beneath the pads with a screwdriver and remove the plastic grey base.

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Step 4

Remove the screws indicated with a screw driver.

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Step 5

Remove the two screws behind the knob with a screwdriver.

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Step 6 Motor/Cord

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Use a regular nylon spudger to remove the plastic caps at these locations with moderate pressure.
When working with electronics, it's important to choose a tool that's ESD-safe to avoid accidental damage to the device. The regular black nylon spudger or a plastic opening tool should be used whenever possible.
Apply pressure at the edge of the plastic cap circles. Apply stress elsewhere may damage the device.
Note that the plastic caps are glued

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Step 7

Remove the 4 screws located under the plastic caps with a screw driver.

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Step 8

Lift and remove the plastic gears at the center of the device.
Remove any grease residue underneath the plastic gears.

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Step 9

Remove the remaining screws to unhinge the motor located at the center of the device using a screw driver.

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Step 10 Power Cord

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Solder the highlighted section of the power cord, and undo the wiring. Using soldering wire connect a new line with the soldering iron.
Learn more about soldering here.