Vertical contact toaster, Troubleshooting – A.J. Antunes & Co VCT-20 9200560 User Manual
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VERTICAL CONTACT TOASTER
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P/N 1010729 Rev. G 09/13
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 incorrectly. Perform the installation and operating procedures
found in the Installation section of this manual.
Not enough voltage, defective
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 volt-
age, 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 damaged
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 damaged
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.