#electronics beings of Fedi, can you please tell me how to #repair this switch in my electric kettle? it looks like it’s been exposed to a lot of water (hot water leaked into the electronics of the kettle) and it’s rusted. the problem is that it doesn’t complete the circuit when it’s in the “on” position. I want to either disassemble and clean the rust off of it or just buy a replacement switch
but, I can’t even disconnect it from its electrical connectors. they look like you can just pull them off, but I’ve been pulling fairly hard and they won’t budge
so my questions are:
- how do I get the electrical connectors to disconnect?
- is there a way to disassemble this switch?
- should I even be messing with this, or should I just buy a new kettle?
a bottom view of the switch, showing that the black plastic part has a circular metal piece inside of it. I think the white metal part presses into this with a little "beak" when the switch is in the on position
the metal piece is covered in a ton of rust, and the tip of the "beak" has some rust too
a side view of the switch, showing that there is a circular metal spring-like thing that causes the plastic top part of the switch to "clunk" into place in either the on or off position
top view of the switch. it's a large switch - about 1 inch (2.5cm) wide and even longer than it is wide
the switch says:
Chaserr®
QX188A
10A 250V-
13A 250V- T125
you can also see the two electrical connectors, which are somewhat thick wires that spread into a wide "mouth" that swallows up two flat metal prongs on the switch