Pastry Chef said mixer will not start.

the speed control on my kenwood chef A901 is not working
how do i fix this.

Hi there I am trying to get hold of a copy of the service manual for the A701A mixer.
Would someone be able to send me a copy please....
email is [email protected]
thank you to anyone that can help.

My chef A901 started to smell and leak oil. I started to dismantle it but found that a service manual is needed. Kenwood will not supply this for "Health an safety" reasons. can anyone help please.

always put ser. # with prob. depending on mtr. style could be brushes, or starting cap. or faulty centrifical switch

The smell is the motor overheating and intermittant run is worn brushes in the motor

take top front cover off see if motor is spinning when turned on? hum can come when motor is running or transmision jammed or motor has issue like capsitor bad or start switch inside motor bad.

You could contact

http://kenwoodchefrestore.co.uk/2009pro.html

Good luck!

Deborah

It may be the motor but it is most likely a burnt out capacitor, these can be replaced for around £30. It is not a DIY job unless you know a qualified electrician as soldering is involved. Best to take it in for repair if you think it is worth it.

There is the possibility that if the mixer is 30 years old and it has never been serviced that the gasket around the gear case is leaking oil and in that case it would not be hard to get liquids on the armature or the stator as the gear grease in the transmission is vegetable base grease and it separates into liquids and solid and when the head is tilted up the failed gasket allows the separated oil to leak down and to the rear onto the mixer right onto the motor parts. It maybe nothing more that cleaning out all the old grease and re-packing and adding a new gasket.

It is most likely a burnt out capacitor. They can be replaced for about £30, but it is not a DIY job unless you know a qualified electrician, there is soldering involved!

PJ