Sunbeam Mini Pie Maker FPSBPMM980 Disassembly

Introduction

Welcome to the Sunbeam Mini Pie Maker FPSBPMM980 Disassembly guide. This guide demonstrates how to successfully disassemble the Sunbeam Mini Pie Maker FPSBPMM980 appliance. The Sunbeam Mini Pie Maker FPSBPMM980 was a popular kitchen appliance in the early 2000's. It is no longer in production today, but is still for sale new and used on some websites such as Amazon. As is defined by Wikipedia, a pie is "a baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry."

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Step 1 Sunbeam Mini Pie Maker FPSBPMM980 Disassembly

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Open the pie maker.
Remove four 4 mm screws holding the crescent-shaped black plastic plate in place with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove the black crescent-shaped plastic plate.

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Step 2

Repeat the previous step to remove the upper black crescent-shaped plastic plate from the upper half of the unit.
The pie maker's symmetrical construction may cause confusion—in this image the pie maker is resting on its upper half.

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Step 3

Remove the four 4 mm screws located directly on either side of the hinges with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Successfully removed screws will allow for the separation of the pan component from the outer plastic shell.

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Step 4

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Remove the final two 4 mm screws from the circular black plastic bottom base plate with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove the black plastic base.

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Step 5

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Disconnect the two red and green incandescent lights from their fixtures by popping them out of their red plastic cradles.

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Step 6

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Examine successfully disassembled Sunbeam Mini Pie Maker FPSBPMM980.
If desired, remove insulatory coated paper cut outs to more easily access heating coils.

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Step 7

Examine electronics schematic.
The Sunbeam Pie Maker utilizes four heating coils to bring miniature pies to an internal temperature of 175+ F. The pies are placed in the appliance after pre-heating, and are cooked for approximately 10 minutes, or until golden brown. The machine begins pre-heating upon being plugged in, signifying it is receiving power with the red light.

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