Greetings,
I was given a Cuisinart FP-13D food processor from my sister, who had dropped it. After it was dropped, it didn't work anymore. To operate the FP-13D, the bowl needs to be locked in place. I locked the bowl in place and plugged the FP-13D in, then pressed the High, Low, and Pulse buttons. Nothing happened. I unplugged it, removed the bowl, and opened the base. Inside was a broken bracket and a loose wire. I fixed the broken bracket with super-glue. The loose wire looked like it had been pulled off from wherever it had been attached. The wires were short and uneven. I looked for a place on the circuit board that might have the other ends of the wire. No luck. I stripped the end of the loose wire, twisted the stranded wires, and tinned them with a soldering iron. The Safety Switch had an unused tab. I attached the loose wire to the unused tab of the Safety Switch, replaced the bowl and locked it in place, then plugged the FP-13D in. The motor started! Yay! I removed the bowl and unplugged the FP-13D. After looking for a service manual or wiring diagram on the Internet, and having no luck, I removed the circuit board and safety switch from the base and made a drawing. I asked a friend to look at it, and he told me where he thought the loose wire might be connected. I tried those places, but no luck. Here is the drawing I made, with the two places (Pulse & Low) I have tried connecting the loose wire to to get it to work, without success. I am hoping that someone here might have an FP-13D, and can look and see where that loose wire goes? Or, perhaps suggest a connection point? The loose wire is coming from a brush on the motor. The wire from the other brush goes directly to the end of the plug.
Thanks in advance for any constructive solutions or repair advice.
Suzie
I was given a Cuisinart FP-13D food processor from my sister, who had dropped it. After it was dropped, it didn't work anymore. To operate the FP-13D, the bowl needs to be locked in place. I locked the bowl in place and plugged the FP-13D in, then pressed the High, Low, and Pulse buttons. Nothing happened. I unplugged it, removed the bowl, and opened the base. Inside was a broken bracket and a loose wire. I fixed the broken bracket with super-glue. The loose wire looked like it had been pulled off from wherever it had been attached. The wires were short and uneven. I looked for a place on the circuit board that might have the other ends of the wire. No luck. I stripped the end of the loose wire, twisted the stranded wires, and tinned them with a soldering iron. The Safety Switch had an unused tab. I attached the loose wire to the unused tab of the Safety Switch, replaced the bowl and locked it in place, then plugged the FP-13D in. The motor started! Yay! I removed the bowl and unplugged the FP-13D. After looking for a service manual or wiring diagram on the Internet, and having no luck, I removed the circuit board and safety switch from the base and made a drawing. I asked a friend to look at it, and he told me where he thought the loose wire might be connected. I tried those places, but no luck. Here is the drawing I made, with the two places (Pulse & Low) I have tried connecting the loose wire to to get it to work, without success. I am hoping that someone here might have an FP-13D, and can look and see where that loose wire goes? Or, perhaps suggest a connection point? The loose wire is coming from a brush on the motor. The wire from the other brush goes directly to the end of the plug.
Thanks in advance for any constructive solutions or repair advice.
Suzie
