Antunes, AJ VCT-50 - Manual (Page 13)

VERTICAL CONTACT TOASTER
12 P/N 1010729 Rev. C 05/04
VERTICAL CONTACT TOASTER
13 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.