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8

Time Required

                          30 minutes            

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Carbon brushes               
  • First step Unscrew 5 Torx
  • Lever out the lid in 3 steps with a small jerk.
  • Then you can lever off the entire upper part of the suction cup. Another Torx will appear underneath.

First step Unscrew 5 Torx

Lever out the lid in 3 steps with a small jerk.

Then you can lever off the entire upper part of the suction cup. Another Torx will appear underneath.

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Step 2

  • The two gray buttons must be levered out.
  • There are two torxes underneath.
  • Now you can pull off the switching element. The white plug connection to the motor is also interrupted.

The two gray buttons must be levered out.

There are two torxes underneath.

Now you can pull off the switching element. The white plug connection to the motor is also interrupted.

Step 3

  • Pictures of the circuit board with the type designation.
  • When the cover is removed, the control element can also be put back on for test purposes. But attention because of the free contacts!!!

Pictures of the circuit board with the type designation.

When the cover is removed, the control element can also be put back on for test purposes. But attention because of the free contacts!!!

Step 4

  • Simply lift the motor out and pull off the cable.
  • The aluminum cover can be levered off. Proceed evenly all around so that the cover does not become twisted.

Simply lift the motor out and pull off the cable.

The aluminum cover can be levered off. Proceed evenly all around so that the cover does not become twisted.

Step 5

  • Now you can reach the nut for the fan wheel. CAUTION: Left-hand thread. Hold the fan wheel with a cut-resistant glove and open the nut clockwise.
  • Remove washer.
  • Unscrew 4 Torx again and lift off the white plastic cover. When doing this, the motor armature with its ball bearing may get stuck. This can be loosened with a light tap with the screwdriver handle.

Now you can reach the nut for the fan wheel. CAUTION: Left-hand thread. Hold the fan wheel with a cut-resistant glove and open the nut clockwise.

Remove washer.

Unscrew 4 Torx again and lift off the white plastic cover. When doing this, the motor armature with its ball bearing may get stuck. This can be loosened with a light tap with the screwdriver handle.

Step 6

  • The open motor with the two carbon brushes and the triac.
  • The triac can be pulled off.
  • The motor brushes can be pulled off upwards.

The open motor with the two carbon brushes and the triac.

The triac can be pulled off.

The motor brushes can be pulled off upwards.

Step 7

  • In the opened box you can see the triac with a thermal fuse. The whole component is available as a spare part.
  • The carbon brushes for this motor have the designation M33 and the dimensions 6 x 11 x 35 mm.

In the opened box you can see the triac with a thermal fuse. The whole component is available as a spare part.

The carbon brushes for this motor have the designation M33 and the dimensions 6 x 11 x 35 mm.

Step 8

  • Finally, the number of the installed motor.

Finally, the number of the installed motor.

Work through the steps in reverse order to reassemble your device.

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