Hopefully this is the correct forum for this question (apologies if not), but I've just been told that I can take a broken hot plate home to try and fix it for brewing, since it would be tossed in the dumpster otherwise. The maintenance guy here where I work seems to think the thermostat switch is broken, since the unit gets power, but no heat makes it to the plate, and the fuse is brand new.
My question is this: how do I rewire this to just work at full power when it's turned on? I've found tutorials, but they all seem to be somewhat different than the plate that I have. I've attached a picture below, showing the inner workings of the plate. I'm hoping that its easy enough to just bypass the thermostat.
My question is this: how do I rewire this to just work at full power when it's turned on? I've found tutorials, but they all seem to be somewhat different than the plate that I have. I've attached a picture below, showing the inner workings of the plate. I'm hoping that its easy enough to just bypass the thermostat.