Toaster PCB Repair

nmercier

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I have an expensive toaster that will not stay down and after testing found the voltage to the electromagnet does not change. This has led me to believe the pcb component(s) are faulty.



I have done a fair bit of electronics work but this is my first-time attempting PCB repair. My first and foremost question is if I replaced all the components would it be guaranteed to work or is there more to it than that? Second most, I am not sure which are the power pins to the electromagnet, so I just recorded all measurements and found that both DC and AC voltages are read from my multimeter. How/why?

Here is the data I have collected thus far. The following are the voltages for the electromagnet initially and after 5 minutes on the lowest toast setting. I would anticipate the electromagnet to be 12vdc so I am unsure if I am recording what should be the off voltage or on voltage.

Pins 1 and 2: 31.4v AC/0.271v DC -> 31.4v AC/0.276v DC

Pins 2 and 3: 1.92v AC/8.71v DC -> 1.90v AC/8.78v DC

Pins 1 and 3: 29.9v AC/8.80v DC -> 29.9v AC/8.97v DC

The zener diode in the top left of the first image (ZD1) has a 0.512v forward bias and 0.729v reverse bias with my multimeter. Furthermore, the resistor R5 (top right of first image) is reading 0.5 ohms which should be in the megaohms if I read it correctly. This is a 4 slot toaster which has one of these circuits for each two slots. The issue occurs for both with the same faults found. I have not tested the capacitors as I do not have a capacitance test on my multimeter. Likewise, I do not know how to test or read the thermistor; it has 404 written on it and is reading 0.384 megaohms at room temperature.
 
Can you trace a wiring diagram showing the connectionsbetween f all the parts ? (PCB, solenoid boards, heating elements, time control potentiometers, contacts that operate when the lever that lowers the toast, mains input and any other items.)
What is the part number of the IC on the PCB ?
What is the part number of the zener diode on the PCB ?
If the lever that lowers the toast is HELD DOWN does the heating element come ?
Is there separate time controls for each section ?
As the solenoid core is laminated I think it is more likely to be AC operated.

Les.
 
If two separate circuits developed similar faults at the same time, the first thing to look for is other parts of the overall unit, common to both halves of the toaster!

Short of something like a lighting strike, two separate circuits failing simultaneously, each with it's own fault, is extremely unlikely.

Does it have some form of "overheat" protection trip, or a safety switch on a crumb tray or whatever??
 
How is the circuit powered?, it used to be common for the electronics to be powered by a simple resistive dropper - the element, so if the element (or one of them) fails, the toaster doesn't work at all.
 
Just a few comments. After tracing part of the circuit AC comes into the PCB on the black and red wires. the red wite is common negative. the black wire goes vioa D1 in series with a 220R resitor to a 220 uf 13V capThere is a zener diode and 2k2 resistor in parallel with the the capacitor. The DC output from these components feeds the IC. - to pin 8, + to pin 16. I originally thought the IC would be a microcontroller but with the power pin connections I now think it is probably a 4000 series cmos device.
The fact that there is only a 220R current limiting resistor on the AC input to the board suggests that the AC input to the board must be a low voltage. I am guessing that this comes from a tap on the heating element or a tap on the solenoid.
The ends of the 1M5 resistor go to the orange and blue wires from the board. I am guessing that thes go to a potentiometer to set the timing. There is nothing on the PCB capable of switching power to the elements. The board is probably a timing circuit bit I would have expected that there would be 2 timing circuits as it is a dual section toaster.

Les.
 
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