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Per von Zweigbergk wrote:

My rice cooker just failed.

It's given me many years of service, but now a component seems to have
suffered some kind of mechanical faliure. It's a rather standard model
with the typical Warm/Cook modes. The model, specifically is a Tanin
TR-2002A. (You won't find anything Googling for it, except maybe, in a
few days this Usenet post. :-)) Relevant data: AC 220 V, ~ 50 Hz 620 W.

The component was connected in series with one of the AC power inputs,
and measuring over the poles gives me 0 Ohm of resistance.

Could somebody please help me to identify the type of this component? I
suspect it may be a thermal fuse, but I'm not at all sure about the
values required. Then again, it might be something completely
different, and I'm not really sure about it.

A close-up image of the component can be found at
http://www.pvz.pp.se/stuff/riskokarkomponent.jpg (59.2 kB). The actual
size of the component is approximately 15 millimeters from end to end.

I was able to fix it. Working under the assumption that the failed
component was a thermal fuse, I figured there was no harm in shorting
together over the thermal fuse, except for a risk of overheating.

So, I shorted the fuse leads together, and the device appeared to
function normally, so I went out to Elfa and got myself a new thermal
fuse. Working from the assumption that "170" in fact was the maximum
temperature in Celcius, I replaced it with the closest value available,
184 degrees.

The rice cooker appears to be functional again. I even checked the
current draw, and it seems to be very close to spec.

They don't build these the way they used to any more. Definitely worth
the repair. :-)

Thank you for your help.