It's all gone a bit Ashens momentarily. https://www.youtube.com/user/ashens So amongst the Poundand Halloween confectionery was this chocolate witch, which looked suspiciously like a chocolate easter bunny...... Obviously this had to be investigated and eaten. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLsLsKmNb9s

This device is an automated water kettle that heats and then vends a single cup of boiling water on each operation. It's fast (50 seconds) and efficient as it only heats the amount of water that is needed for a drink. In the UK our standard power sockets can supply 240V at 13A allowing 3kW appliances to be plugged into any socket. I've this unit for a while, and recently it started misbehaving when turned on. Sometimes it would work immediately and other times it would pause before making a slight pop noise and then working. Finally it just stopped working and a wisp of smoke came out of the switch. It was easier to open than expected and revealed a simple, but very clever switch that latches in the on position, but can be reset by a bimetallic disk that is exposed to steam from the boiling water. Initially I thought it was a custom switch just for the appliance, but it turns out that it may just be a standard kettle switch mechanism. The original one was made by Strix, a local manufacturer of kettle components, but the replacement was another brand. In hindsight I now know that I could have got these switches from a variety of sellers, but sadly not a Strix original. If you have one of these Breville Hotcup units and use it a lot then I'd recommend getting a spare switch in advance. It's easy to change. (Make sure the kettle is not on the power base when working on it.) Here's a link to the UK eBay listing I bought my replacement from:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302892375135 A search for - Strix R4803 - may bring up the original component. Alternately a search for - kettle switch - will find a variety of similar units. Clones may not be up to the same quality/safety standard as an original Strix switch. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0UM1Uvdb48