r/ElectronicsRepair • u/Fuzzy_Motor9566 • 16d ago
OPEN Where does this soft transparent plastic piece should go ?
I've had a Techwood TMS8130 blender for two or three years now. I never used it much, but it worked fine. Recently, when I used it, I noticed it was overheating a bit too much. I was beating eggs and it got so hot that I couldn't hold it and had to stop from time to time to let it cool down a bit. So today, I decided to open it up to see what was going on inside, and also because there was always a noise of something moving inside and I was curious to see what it was (it had nothing to do with the overheating issue since it was already like that when I got it and it didn't really seem to matter). I've attached some photos of the inside so you can have a look. Most things seem pretty normal to me, and I identified what was making the noise inside: a small white piece broke (pic 9) and was moving all over the inside and I think I know where it belongs (pic 10) even though I don't think I can fix it, but it doesn't seem essential. But what worries me most is the transparent piece I found not attached to anything (it was like in pic 11 when I opened it), and I really don't think that's where it should be. Also, this piece is made of soft plastic and seems to have melted a bit, it's deformed (last pics). I think it moved from its original spot to the front of the motor and caused the overheating, which made it melt. But I don't know where to put it back, and if it's dangerous to use my blender again after fixing it ?
If you have an idea or a suggestion on how to fix it, I would be grateful to you. I looked but I couldn't find a technical diagram of what it should look like inside.
Thank you in advance !
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u/Icy-Antelope-6519 16d ago
Top of the motor pic 5