Antunes, AJ VCT-20 User Manual

VERTICAL CONTACT TOASTER

P/N 1010729 Rev. C 05/04

VERTICAL CONTACT TOASTER

P/N 1010729 Rev. C 05/04

TROUBLESHOOTING

WARNING

To avoid possible personal injury and/or damage to the unit, inspection, test and repair of electrical equip-

ment should be performed by qualified service personnel. The unit should be unplugged when servicing,

except when electrical tests are required. Use extreme care during electrical circuit tests. Live circuits will

be exposed.

Problem

Possible Cause

Corrective Action

No heat and conveyor

belts do not move.

Toaster is installed incor-

rectly.

Perform installation and operating procedures

(pages 7-9).

Not enough voltage, defec-

tive power cord, defective

rocker switch.

Check receptacle for correct voltage. See

Specifications (page 5).

With unit plugged in and rocker switch on, check

for correct voltage into rocker switch. If low or zero

voltage, replace power cord. If voltage is correct,

check for correct voltage out of rocker switch. If low

or no voltage, replace rocker switch.

Hi-limit switch tripped open.

Reset hi-limit switch (Fig. 5, page 9).

Wiring problem.

Check all electrical connections for burns, discolor-

ation or arcing. Replace all connections or compo-

nents with damaged terminals. Replace all dam-

aged wiring with the same (or higher) rated wire.

No heat and conveyor

belts move.

Wiring problem.

Check all electrical connections for burns, discolor-

ation or arcing. Replace all connections or compo-

nents with damaged terminals. Replace all dam-

aged wiring with the same (or higher) rated wire.

Inoperative platen.

To check platen:

Use an Ohm meter to test resistance of the platen

heater (disconnect 1 wire to isolate heater). Correct

cold resistance for heating element of platen are as

follows:

120 Volts, 1750 Watts - 7.8 Ohms

208 Volts, 2550 Watts - 16.2 Ohms

230 Volts, 1900 Watts - 26.5 Ohms

VCT-20 only. The auxiliary heaters are 144.2 Ohms

at 208V/300 Watts.