Blown Fuse I believe that a fuse has blown in my Popcorn Popper (904A-804). Any direction on how to replace a blown fuse?

If it heats up, your popcorn may be old and dried out. If it doesn't heat up and the stirring rod does not turn, check your power cord for defects. Procedure: plug in the popper (check both ends of the cord!), turn it on, and gently wiggle the cord right at the plug or where it goes into the popper, and watch the stirring rod to see if it moves. If it starts and stops as you wiggle the cord, you've found the break in the cord. Repair it or replace it (West Bend lists it online for $5) and be more careful with the cord in the future (never unplug by yanking on the wire, always pull on the plug itself).

If the stirring rod turns and there is no heat, the thermostat or thermal fuse is probably open. This can happen in some poppers if the air vents are blocked on the bottom. Remove the obstruction from the vents, let everything cool off, and try again. If it does not heat up from a cold start, there may be a blown thermal fuse inside. If you decide to replace the thermal fuse or thermostat, it MUST have the same temperature and current rating as the original.

I am sorry, That company does not have manuals, and there are no replacement parts for sale.

The thermostat built into the kettle stops the kettle from heating at a prescribed temperature. usually around 425 F. This is hot enough to smoke and cause instant burns, but is the required temp for popping popcorn.

I do not know of a "thermal fuse" built into popcorn machines. Mechanical thermo stats are not flawless. they can and do malfunction, either too cold or too hot. the model popper you have is not adjustable, or repairable.

If you are tripping a electrical circuit breaker that is a different problem not related to kettle heat. It is a symptom of an overloading problem of your outlet, or a ground fault in the popcorn popper.

the heat coil shorted the fuse blew; throw it away

Your power cord I would follow into the machine and hunt for a broken wire or a blown fuse possibly. Most pop corn makers are just about like a coffee pot. They have a klixon to control the temp and a couple of bullet fuses in line to prevent over heating. All of which is loacted on the base of the kettle. I wish I could be there to help ya get that popcorn popper working. Feetball season is nearly upon us.
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You can get a replacement fuse from almost anywhere ranging from Ebay to an authorised LG repair agent, but please remember a blown fuse can simply be the symptom of a larger problem, so my advice is to buy two, replace it, if it works then you have a spare, but if upon replacing the fuse,it blows again straight away, your microwave may have a more serious problem. PLEASE READ UP ON THE DANGERS OF A HIGH VOLTAGE CAPACITOR AND ALSO HOIW TO DISCHARGE ONE AS THEY CAN HOLD A LETHAL AMOUNT OF CHARGE AND CAN CAUSE FATAL INJUFRIES INCLUDING DEATH.

When you say nothing, do you mean nothing? No lights, no indication of power etc? If that is so I would make sure that the plug it is in did not trip on Ground Fault. Most kitchens have GF plugs by law and they are very sensitive and trip very easily. If you are sure it has power are there any indicator lights? If not you will need to disassemble the unit because you have probably blown the thermal fuse. It is a small metal can inline with the power. Usually about 170 degrees celcius. Could be hotter. Rating is marked on the side. Check with a DMM for continuity and replace if necessary. If the fuse isn't bad then you either have a bad switch or a bad heating element. Unless the heating element is replaceable you will have to buy a new unit. Check all the components I mentioned and get back to me.

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First, if you have another cord like this one (for example, a coffee pot cord) plug it into the popper and see if it works.

If it's not the cord, it's probably a blown thermal fuse inside the unit. Could be a heating element broken as well. If you don't have appliance repair experience, I would take it to a repair shop.

check your flasher and replace it's only about $5.00 it's in with your fuse box the bigger (usually) silver round object

There is a fuse blown, but I can't explain how to replace it. They are inside the unit. Good microwaves have many fuses and can be powered up, but have a blown element fuse.