DMOC205SS

VMOC205SS

HEATER UNIT ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

(HEATING ELEMENT/CONVECTION FAN/CONVECTION MOTOR/THERMISTOR)

THERMISTOR REMOVAL

1.Disconnect oven from power supply and remove outer case cabinet.

2.Discharge the high voltage capacitor.

Disconnect wire leads from H.V. capacitor and remove four (4) screws holding rear cabinet to bottom plate and three (3) screws holding to heater unit assembly and two

(2)screws holding steam duct to top of oven cavity. Disconnect wire leads from power supply cord terminals.

3.Disconnect wire leads from thermistor. Remove two (2) screws from thremistor.

4.Disconnect wire leads from convection motor, thermal cut-out and heater element.

5.Remove nine (9) screws holding heater duct to the oven cavity.

6.Remove two (2) screws holding heater duct to base cabinet. Release two (2) snap bands holding wire harness to the thermal cover (convection).

7.The heater unit is now free.

HEATING ELEMENT REMOVAL

1.Remove two (2) screws holding heating element to heater duct.

2.Loosen two (2) screws holding holders to heater duct and take heating element out of heating element holders.

3.Heating element is free.

NOTE: After installed the heating element completely, bent top of the heating element holder to inside using by long nose pliers as shown following illustration.

Long nose plier

Heating element

Heating element holder

OVEN LAMP AND LAMP SOCKET REMOVAL

1.Disconnect oven from power supply and remove outer case.

2.Discharge high voltage capacitor.

3.Bend the tab of the air guide holding the lamp socket.

4.Lift up the oven lamp socket.

5.Pull the wire leads from the oven lamp socket by pushing the terminal hole of the oven lamp socket with the small flat type screw driver.

6.Now, the oven lamp socket is free.

Oven lamp socket

Terminal

Wire lead

Terminal hole

Flat type small screw driver

Figure C-2. Oven lamp socket

FAN MOTOR REMOVAL

1.Disconnect oven from power supply and remove outer case.

2.Discharge high voltage capacitor.

3.Disconnect the wire leads from the fan motor.

4.Remove one (1) screw holding the fan motor grounding wire to the air guide (Right).

5.Remove three (3) screws holding the chassis support to the rear cabinet, waveguide and control panel back plate.

6.Remove the chassis support from the oven.

7.Remove one (1) screw holding the magnetron air guide to the waveguide.

8.Remove the magnetron air guide from the waveguide.

9.Disconnect wire leads from the fan motor.

10.Release the main harness from the hole of the fan duct.

11.Release the thermistor harness from the hole of the fan duct.

12.Release one (1) tab holding the fan duct to the rear cabinet.

13.Release one (1) tab holding the fan duct to the air guide (Right).

14.Remove the fan duct assembly from the oven. 15.Remove the fan blade from the fan motor shaft according

the following procedure.

1)Hold the edge of the rotor of the fan motor by using a pair of grove joint pliers.

CAUTION:

*Make sure that any pieces do not enter the gap between the rotor and the stator of the fan motor because the rotor is easily shaven by pliers and metal pieces may be produced.

*Do not touch the pliers to the coil of the fan motor because the coil may be cut or injured.

*Do not disfigure the bracket by touching with the pliers.

2)Remove the fan blade from the shaft of the fan motor by pulling and rotating the fan blade with your hand.

3)Now, the fan blade will be free.

CAUTION:

*Do not use this removed fan blade again because the hole (for shaft) of it may become bigger than a standard one.

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Viking DMOC205SS Oven Lamp and Lamp Socket Removal, FAN Motor Removal, Thermistor Removal, Heating Element Removal

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