Testing Procedure; Bubbling Test; Evaporation Test - Panasonic SR-TEJ10 Service Manual

SR-TEJ10, SR-TEJ18

5. TESTING PROCEDURE

5.1 Bubbling test

Input the pan in the main body, and lightly rotate the pan clockwise and counter clockwise to
settle the pan on the heating plate properly.
1. Fill water until the center area of the pan bottom is dipped, and close the lid. Then turn
on the switch.
2. When it begins boiling to produce steam, remove the lid and immediately check the
bubbling condition on the pan bottom.
3. As show in the right figure.
Bubbles generate through out the circumference of the pan bottom ............... Proper
Bubbles does not generate on more than one quater part of the pan bottom
circuference .................................................................................................. Improper
If it is improper, it may result from the insufficient contact between the pan bottom and the
heating plate. Check the pan bottom and the heating plate for foreign material remained.
Clean off the foreign material or replace the parts.

5.2 Evaporation test

1. Check that bubbling is prper, and opern the lid and place a weight.
Note: To prevent plastic parts from deformation caused by steam, be sure to open the lid fully.
Place a weight so that its gravitycenter may be aligened at the center.
2. Fully cover 2 to 3 sheet of tissue paper (gauze also applicable) on the pan bottom, and
continnously flow electric current.
Note: To prevent tissue paper from floating because of bubbling, previously hole the paper.
3. Water on the pan bottom is completely evaporated to ve empty. This timimg is an follows:
Within 1 minute before the boiling switch is turned off.
Within 1 minute after the boiling switch is turned off.
Bubbling
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