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We will be taking apart and looking at the components of the cordless Ovente Electric Kettle.
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Remove the three 11 mm screws from the center of the kettle's base using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
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Remove the one 15mm screw by the handle using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
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Remove the two 9 mm screws from either side of the round power receptacle using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
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Remove the washer beneath the screw on the left.
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Remove the power receptacle from the device.
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Remove the yellow ground wire by pushing down on the small tab with your thumb and pulling.
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Disconnect the black wires from the thermal cutoff assembly (the black box in the center) by jiggling and pulling outwards.
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Unfasten the nuts using a 5.5mm nut driver, and take out the thermal cutoff.
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Unscrew the three 8.0 mm Phillips #2 screws, and separate the metal and plastic pieces from the thermal cutoff.
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Open the plastic box to examine the thermal cutoff insides.
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Remove the small white piece.
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Remove the two remaining connected black wires from the heating element by jiggling and pulling outwards.
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Take off the handle.
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Use a spudger and an opening pick in the seams to loosen the sides and bottom of the handle cover.
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To remove the top, push the handle cover into the kettle and slide up to remove.
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Remove the button from the kettle.
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Remove the gel stabilizer piece.
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Disconnect the wires from the micro-chips by gently pulling using your thumb and forefinger.
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Unscrew the bottom chip and take it out of the handle. Use a #1 Phillips screwdriver to take out the 8.2 mm screw.
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Then, weave it out the wires that were connected to the heating element and the thermal cutoff assembly through the handle base.
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Remove the chip and it's soldered wires from the handle completely.
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Weave out the black coated white wire through the base of the handle.
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Carefully unhook the LED attached to the base of the kettle.
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Remove the two 19 mm screws from the top of the handle using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
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Take off the handle by pushing down on the button and pulling the handle towards you.
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Remove the temperature sensor from the bottom of the kettle.
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Using your thumb, push up on the bottom of the microprocessor to remove it from the handle.
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By using your fingers or a spudger, disconnect the button interface (cover) from the processor.
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Using a #1 Phillips screw driver, loosen the 8.5mm screw on the processor chip and separate it from the plastic base.
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Remove the screw from the inside of the lid.
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Remove the metal cover from the plastic part of the lid.
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Use the pointy side of the spudger to push the metal rod through the spring and out of the cover.
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Remove the lid from the kettle.
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After removing the lid, push down on the inside plastic piece and push up on the outside of the remaining plastic part to remove it from the kettle.
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Here is a picture of the heating element which cannot be removed from the kettle.
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The circuit schematic for the kettle is shown here as well.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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