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BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly

Introduction

Did you ever want to find out the inner workings of your Red Copper 5 Minute Chef? Curious how it heats up your food?

This guide will show you how to completely disassemble the BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef model number 22852A. This guide will take you through how the electrical components are connected and how they work.

Make sure it's unplugged and not hot before starting on this disassembly.

What you need

  1. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly, BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Open the 5 Minute Chef.

    • Remove the two 11.9 mm screws from the black plastic piece using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

    • Remove the two 10 mm screws from the black plastic piece using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

    • Repeat this for the other half of the machine; this step is the same for the top and bottom half.

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  2. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the four 14 mm screws from the orange hot plates on both sides of the 5 Minute Chef using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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  3. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 3, image 1 of 2 BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Separate the hot plate from the red casing on the top half of the 5 Minute Chef.

    • In the red casing, remove the 5.5mm screw using a Phillips #1 screwdriver and remove the silver plate to reveal the lights.

    • The red indicator light is connected to the red wire.

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  4. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two 11.9 mm security screws from the bottom half of the machine near the power cable using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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  6. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two 5.5mm screws from the white piece holding down the power cable using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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  7. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • On the bottom half of the machine, remove the single 5.5 mm screw from the silver plate on the underside of the orange hot plate using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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  8. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the single 5.5 mm screw on the bottom that holds the red wire to the hot plate using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

    • The order is screw, spring washer, flat washer, then the clip.

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  9. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Flip the hot plates over to the top.

    • Remove the single 5.5 mm screw from the silver plate using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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  10. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 9, image 1 of 2 BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 9, image 2 of 2

    • Underneath the silver plate from the previous step, remove the two 5.5 mm screws at the sides of the round white thermal switch using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

    • The order is screw, spring washer, then washer.

    • There is thermal paste underneath the thermal switch. Be careful not to get it on anything.

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  11. BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 10, image 1 of 2 BulbHead Red Copper 5 Minute Chef Disassembly: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • There are two heating elements which heat up the two orange hot plates.

    • The red indicator light is in parallel with the voltage source, so it is always on when the device is plugged in. The green indicator light is in parallel with a thermal switch which is normally closed, creating a short circuit so the green light is normally off.

    • There is thermal paste between the hot plate and the thermal switch so that heat is conducted to the switch well. When the thermal switch reaches a certain temperature, it opens, allowing current to flow through the green light, indicating that the device is hot enough to place food in.

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Conclusion

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

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