Recent content by mike2015

Baked this morning in the SD253 mentioned above.

Looking forward to your update Tigger666. Since spending £3.69 on a capacitor to solve the problem of my SD255 I was given an SD253 from my daughter who bought it in a car boot sale for less than a capacitor. I shouldn't think it has baked any more than a few loaves. I haven't baked a loaf...

I see you haven't had any reply Ray but if your SD2500 is anything like my SD255 then it's the screws through the rubber feet that need removing which releases the innards. Once I had removed these I had to disconnect the cable and lift the whole innards out. Mine separated at the line at...

If I have an electric motor that isn't working I check if it has brushes as in our washing machine. A new set for about £5 and a clean of the commutator and it goes on for another five years. It was sixteen last Christmas. Also check if it's noisy which indicates a bearing problem. I have...

I have just fitted the Maplin's capacitor to my SD255 bread maker and the paddle turned nicely so it's now under test with some ingredients. The new capacitor is the blue one on the right of the photo and the old one is the grey one beside it. To remove this I had to hold the soldering iron to...

Motman - The first thing to check is whether the paddle in the pan turns without putting it in the bread maker. If it doesn't it's because the water and flour has drained out the bottom and seized the shaft up. I never use the delayed timer now as I don't trust the seal. My bread maker is...

You inspire me eighty two. I have just come home from Maplins with cylindrical capacitor with two wires attached. I am hoping I will get it into the PCB box but it's a tight fit. By enlarging the hole at the top of the box there is just enough room to take the wires out of the top and then...

I see it was August 2014 I joined this thread so I thought I would update how things are going with my Panasonic SD255 and the leaky shaft seal in the pan just in case anyone is still around wanting to know. Two things have happened:- Firstly I bought another bread maker – an SD254 for £5 in a...

Eighty Two. Well at least you did it which must mean I haven't undone enough screws. It's the control panel at the top that seems to be in the way for lifting out the innards. Perhaps there are some screws or fixings I haven't seen to remove this as well. Will try again. So I...

I find lack of mixing is the biggest factor for bread not rising. In my own case for my SD255 it's the shaft at the bottom of the bread pan becoming stuck with the flour and water setting like concrete after baking. Firstly it slows down and eventually becomes completely stuck. As I...