Anetsberger Brothers MX-7E, MX-14E FRYER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Continued, Problem, Cause, Remedy

FRYER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (Continued)

PROBLEM	CAUSE	REMEDY
Basket does not lower,	5. Timer has failed. (Continued)	5. (Continued)
when the timer control		button to start the timer opera-
pushbutton is pressed		tion. If the basket does not
after the timer control		lower into the kettle, the timer
knob is set to a time		has failed and must be
value. (Continued)		replaced.
		To confirm that the timer is
		defective, connect a wire as a
		short circuit between the wire
		terminals marked “C” (white
		wire) and “NO” (left motor:
		blue wire; right motor: brown
		wire) on the respective timer.
		If the lift motor now operates
		to lower the basket, the timer
		has failed and must be re-
		placed.
		If the lift motor still does not
		operate, the microswitch or the
		motor may have failed. Refer
		to Cause 6 of this problem.
	6. Microswitch (controlling the lift motor) has	6. Set a time value using the timer
	failed.	control knob; press the push-
		button to start the timer opera-
		tion. Check for 120-volt power
		by measuring between the “C”
		terminal (white wire) and the
		“NO” terminal (left motor:
		black wire; right motor: brown
		wire) of the microswitch. If no
		120-volt power is present
		between these respective ter-
		minals, the microswitch is
		defective and must be re-
		placed. If 120-volt power is
		present, but the motor still does
		not operate, the motor has
		failed and must be replaced.
Basket does not raise,	1. Lifting mechanism or motor has failed.	1. If the motor operates, but the
after the timer control		basket doesn’t raise, observe
knob reaches a timer		whether the motor crank
value of 0 (zero).		assembly moves. If the motor
		crank assembly does not move,
		yet the motor shaft is turning,
		the shear pin in the motor shaft
		is broken and must be replaced.

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