something went 'pop' recently and smoke came out. I stripped it down. On the underside of the motor is an adjustable plate that moves up and down as you turn the knob to regulate speed. On the underside of the plate are two rectangular yellow components one larger than the other. The larger one has broken, I think it is a capacitor. Parts lists show three that look similar to the one I want to replace but I can't identify the one that is broken. List offers three, 47NF, 100NF and 150NF and I cant see anything like those numbers on what's left of the case on my broken one. Can anybody help please as it just looks like a simple soldering job if I can get the right part.

David, December 2005

I had the same trouble with my A901 it was capacitor and regulator have a look at the torre electrical website they are in torquay devon. their site shows pictures. they are so cheap I bought one to replace each of the capacitors and regulaters, they took my order on dec 28 and delivered by dec 31 very good service. it took 20 mins to replace the blown one and i am no expert.

eddie power, January 2006

(1) Search this website for "Kenwood Chef A901".
(2) JS's answer to question "How can I fix my kenwood chef model A901?" gives component values.
(3) On my A901 the small capacitor is 0.047 muF (= 47 NF) and the larger capacitor is 0.15 muF (= 150 NF), which figures agree with JS's answer.
(Note) NF = nano Farad, muF = micro Farad and mF would be milli Farad.

JH, December 2005