Vitamix 5000 Work Top Blender "speed control" Questions

...be stuck on high. The speed control usually is by electronics. The speed control switch will merely be telling the circuitry what speed is required but if the circuitry is faulty nothing will

need to replace speed control They are called a "Potentiometer" or Pot for short. Variable Speed Control Switch check here: vitamix potentiometer

vitamix 5000 variable speed control broken variable speed broken Have a look at this, this guy has done the job. http://uppityairlinepilot.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/vita-mix-5000-variable-speed-fix.html

...a dob of white silicone. The hex screw is not tightened fully tight on reassembly, the coupling needs a bit of slop. Speed control problem will likely involve replacing the control switch

...home. There is a speed control pcb and a speed sensor involved, it's not mechanical like the other old models. Best you contact Kitchen Aid and find out where your closest authorised service agent

running vitamix at high speed engene smoke and rummbling sound then all speed controles opperating at 10 percent. Pls help, I need the spare part

...I fixed my speed control without purchasing any spare parts by slightly bending the metal fingers to be tighter and cleaning them. I made a video explaining it here: ...

...stopped did not work anymore The speed control board is gone. Parts may be next to impossible to find. If the blender is not very expensive or out of warranty, it may be cheaper to get a new

When I turn my blender on, it runs for only a few seconds, then stops and all the lights on the panel flash on and off. More often than not it will need the motor to be replaced, only Kitchen Aid ...

...speed it works, but when I hit the OFF button nothing happens. I hit the PULSE button once to stop it and then the PULSE button again so the PULSE button light goes off. But the ON light is still ...