KitchenAid KFP710 Service Manual page 11

MOTOR STARTING CAPACITOR REPLACEMENT
- 9 & 12 CUP FOOD PROCESSOR -
To replace the motor starting capacitor for the 9 and 12 cup
food processor:
The following replacement procedure is
NOTE:
described with the motor housing turned
on its side on a cushioned surface and the
motor starting capacitor oriented down.
1. Unplug the power cord and remove the housing base.
2. Unplug the red wire/connector from the bottom/RH
motor starting
terminal on the
motor. The other terminal on the bottom side will not have
any connection.
3. Unplug the blue wire/connector from the top/LH terminal
motor starting
on the
The safety switch is attached at the inside/top of the motor
housing.
4. Unplug the blue wire/connector from the top/RH terminal
motor starting
on the
of the adapter that is plugged into the relay switch.
capacitor going to the
capacitor going to the safety switch.
capacitor going to the top/LH side
5. Using a T-20 torx driver, remove the two (2) capacitor clip
mounting screws securing the 2-piece capacitor clip (and
motor starting capacitor) to the motor base.
motor starting
6. Remove the
clip.
motor starting
7. Insert the new
the same orientation as the old capacitor) into the bottom
half of the capacitor clip.
8. Install the upper half of the capacitor clip over the motor
starting capacitor and align the two (2) mounting holes.
9. Loosely insert the two (2) capacitor clip mounting screws
through the flanges in the capacitor clip.
10. Install the capacitor clip/motor starting capacitor into its
mounting position while at the same time aligning the two
(2) capacitor clip mounting screws with the two (2)
mounting bosses on the motor housing.
11. Using a T-20 torx driver, tighten the two (2) capacitor clip
mounting screws into the motor base.
12. Plug the one (1) red and two (2) blue wires onto the same
motor starting
terminals on the
removed.
capacitor from the capacitor
capacitor (in approximately
capacitor as they were
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