Silvercrest Toaster repair/mod/hack

[razrook]

Hey, first time posting here, hoping to get some help.

I've had this toaster not for that long and it was working alright. Now there's no powering on, lever is not staying down.

Opened it up and there's nothing suspicious, as all of the components seem fine, checked for continuity with multimeter. Only thing that I've noticed is a tiny speck on a control IC and my best guess is that it's burnt. It's a no name IC, impossible for me to figure or find suitable replacement.

So, I thought, who need this controlling thingy anyway - I'm not defrosting or anything, used it only to toast bread. Now my knowledge is not that grand, but I assume that the board with the IC on it is somehow letting the current go through and at the same time keeping the relay on that's holding the bread down.

So far I've disconnected the control board and tried to jump the links and see what happens (using a small fuse). No luck. I removed the springs too, to keep the lever down so that the voltage can reach the points. Besides live and neutral, there's a third wire going next to the live one, also connecting to a heater, but at different point.

I'd be happy to get it running just as a simple heating device, I could install a on/off switch and use it as so, without timer or anything, just keeping my eye on it.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Terry Carmen]

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I could install a on/off switch and use it as so, without timer or anything, just keeping my eye on it.

That's way off the end of my scary-meter. It sounds like a good way to get distracted and burn down the house.

The small appliances like toaster ovens are typically not serviceable because there are no parts available and no wiring diagrams.

[razrook]

Thanks Terry, I did expect this kind of answer and I do understand... Perhaps it's not a great idea, but here's the thing - I have an old toaster, I believe it was made in GDR, still works, placing the bread on sides, toasting one side of the bread at a time and it has no switches or any other parts, it's just a plug, cable, heater, you turn it off by unplugging it. Guess I was hoping to get to that kind of operational level, rather than just throw it in the bin...

[marcnet]

The chip you mention is almost certainly the standard toaster controller chip: A0201D - Available on ebay or AliExpress

However, that's not the only thing that is likely to fail. Also check the pushbutton switches and the potentiometer. They tend to foul-up over time because of all the volatiles that evaporate from the bread into them.

A rinse with some isopropyl alcohol (or contact cleaner) will do the trick for the potentiometer. But the switches are best replaced. You can buy bags of these for almost nothing.

[marcnet]

The control board, also from a Silvercrest Toaster...