Revlon RVDR5061 Heating Element Assembly Replacement

Introduction

Sometimes there could be a weak section of a hair dryer's heating element and it could break at that point, at which time the heating element assembly, make sure to direct the force of the point of the soldering iron in a way as it will not slip and stab your support hand. If you do not know how to solder, here is a useful link: How To Solder and Desolder Connections

What you need

Step 1 Fan/Motor Assembly

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Using a Phillips #3 screwdriver, remove the single 25 mm Phillips head screw in the handle by turning it counterclockwise.

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Step 2

Using a medium flathead screwdriver or better yet iFixit plastic opening tools, gently pry apart the handle from the power cord.

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Step 3

After pulling apart the housing, all internals will be free to remove.

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Step 4

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The fan/motor assembly is connected to the heating element assembly at two points need to be desoldered. After pulling the attached wires through the holes the fan/motor assembly will be free from the heating element assembly. Congratulations you have now completely removed the fan/motor assembly from this hair dryer!

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Step 5 Heating Element Assembly

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Once the fan/motor assembly is disconnected from the heating element assembly you will see that the heating element assembly is connected to a circuit board by four wires. The color of these wires are grey, black, purple and brown.

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