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Cooking Products Service Manual
Original April, 1996
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© 1996 Whirlpool Corporation
Page 3-13
Removing A Terminal Plug Connector
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect from electrical supply before ser-
vicing unit.
Failure to do so could result in electrical
shock or other personal injury.
CAUTION
Personal Injury Hazard
When you work on the cooktop, be careful
when handling the sheet metal parts. Sharp
edges may be present and you can cut
yourself if you are not careful.
1.
Turn off the electrical power to the
cooktop.
2.
Make sure that the module you are servic-
ing is cool and remove it from the cooktop.
3.
Remove the seven hex-head screws from
around the module top and lift it off the
base.
4.
Remove the terminal block mounting
bracket screw from the bottom of the base.
5.
Slide the mounting bracket and the insu-
lator away from the terminal block.
6.
Replace the defective part.
7.
Reassemble the terminal plug connector
so that the pin and prongs fit into their
terminal block openings and mount the
bracket to the base with its screw.
NOTE:
Make sure to reinstall the shunt be-
tween the indicated prongs if you are
servicing a grill element, otherwise the
fan motor will not operate.
BASE
TERMINAL
BLOCK
PRONG
WIRE SCREW PRONG
INSULATOR
PIN
MOUNTING
BRACKET
BASE SCREW (7)
SHUNT
(ONLY ON GRILL
ASSEMBLY CONNECTOR)
4TH PRONG
(ONLY ON GRILL
ASSEMBLY CONNECTOR)
MOUNTING
BRACKET SCREW