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This standard electric cordless kettle would only work in certain orientations on its stand as shown in above video.
This was due to one of the contacts in the base unit being in the wrong position. Using a small jewellers screwdriver or similar it was possible to bend the contact back (with mains disconnected of course!) so it now works.
The fault developed after about 4years. I suspect that the insulating effect of incremental arcing damage caused the fault to get progressively worse with time.
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First image shows general view of kettle and its stand.
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Second image shows base of kettle (ie up-side-down) where red arrow shows areas of slight arcing damage on the inner ring. So we know to look at the corresponding contact in the kettle stand, which indeed did show damage.
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Image shows electrical contacts in stand. The green arrow (easier to photograph) shows the good bright copper contact for the outer ring and the red arrow shows the position of the smaller deeper contact for the inner ring (difficult to photograph).
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The contact should be positioned about half way into its gap. The contact on the inner ring did not protrude far enough into the gap, so only made sporadic contact causing arcing.
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The second image just shows how a small screwdriver can be used to bend the contact into position (with the mains power disconnected of course).
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If arcing damage is severe on both the ring and its contact, it may need to be cleaned eg using contact cleaner or very fine abrasive. This fault was caught early, so the damage was not great and no cleaning was required.
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A simple repair to get your kettle working more reliably at any orientation on its stand.
A simple repair to get your kettle working more reliably at any orientation on its stand.
