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The result was  
 
The result was  
 
* 120 volts on the heater lead pins
 
* 120 volts on the heater lead pins
* infinite resistance between the heater element wire leads  
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* infinite resistance between the heater element wire leads where it should have been 10 ohms
  
 
so order a replacement heater element.
 
so order a replacement heater element.
  
 
And remove the existing heater element:
 
And remove the existing heater element:
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 +
[[File:heater-element1.jpg]][[File:heater-element2.jpg]][[File:heater-element3.jpg]]

Revision as of 04:06, 24 January 2015

We have a Gene Cafe CBR-101 Coffee Bean Roaster, but after a few years of service, it died with an E4 error code.

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Ran the tests in this document: http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0200/0574/files/Multimeter_Tests_Article.pdf?2005

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The result was

  • 120 volts on the heater lead pins
  • infinite resistance between the heater element wire leads where it should have been 10 ohms

so order a replacement heater element.

And remove the existing heater element:

Heater-element1.jpgHeater-element2.jpgHeater-element3.jpg