mikemtnbikes
- Jun 8, 2012
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Hi,
I have a blender (Cuisinart BFP-10CH) that uses thermal fuses (SE133a 66C (42C/107F temp cut off) to protect the motor from overheating. Instead of having to open the thing up and replace the fuses each time it over heats due to enthusiastic blending by myself or my wife, I'd prefer to implement a more permanent solution. Unfortunately, I'm not very knowledgeable about electronic and so I'd appreciate any help I can get.
I've seen discussions about thermal switches but the closest thing I can find searching on Radio Shack's website are these thermostat discs that open once the disc reaches a particular temperature range. (e.g. NTE-DTO110 Disc Thermostat 0.500" Open on Rise 110 with the following specs: Temperature open: 113±5°F; 45±5°C, Temperature close: 77±5°F; 25±5°C).
First, ignoring the fact that this is a bit higher temp than the fuse I'm replacing, I'm wondering if this will work for the task at hand.
Second, I'm also wondering how the thing behaves between 77F and 113F. If it starts out cool does it stay closed until it reaches ~113F, open, and then not close again until it gets to ~77F?
Any help would be greatly appreciated by me (and my wife whose getting impatient for her smoothies).
Best,
Mike
I have a blender (Cuisinart BFP-10CH) that uses thermal fuses (SE133a 66C (42C/107F temp cut off) to protect the motor from overheating. Instead of having to open the thing up and replace the fuses each time it over heats due to enthusiastic blending by myself or my wife, I'd prefer to implement a more permanent solution. Unfortunately, I'm not very knowledgeable about electronic and so I'd appreciate any help I can get.
I've seen discussions about thermal switches but the closest thing I can find searching on Radio Shack's website are these thermostat discs that open once the disc reaches a particular temperature range. (e.g. NTE-DTO110 Disc Thermostat 0.500" Open on Rise 110 with the following specs: Temperature open: 113±5°F; 45±5°C, Temperature close: 77±5°F; 25±5°C).
First, ignoring the fact that this is a bit higher temp than the fuse I'm replacing, I'm wondering if this will work for the task at hand.
Second, I'm also wondering how the thing behaves between 77F and 113F. If it starts out cool does it stay closed until it reaches ~113F, open, and then not close again until it gets to ~77F?
Any help would be greatly appreciated by me (and my wife whose getting impatient for her smoothies).
Best,
Mike