Aeroccino Motor Replaced

Months ago, I got this broken Aeroccino milk frother for free. This week I fiddled with it for a few hours, and got it to work:

… and this is how you get it apart. First carefully pull out the button on the front:

Removing the front button

And then remove the rubber plugs to get to the screws at the bottom.

Remove rubber plugs to get to the screws

You’re on your own from here. Be careful not to break any wires when you pull it apart, and take pictures along the way so you know how to put it back together.

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34 Responses to Aeroccino Motor Replaced

  1. Tom says:

    Hallo,

    Ik zit hier ook met een kapotte Aeroccino, ik heb alleen geen idee hoe ik hem open kan maken zonder schade aan te richten. Kun je me vertellen hoe jij dat gedaan hebt?

    Ik ben te bereiken via mijn email :)

    Groeten,

    Tom

  2. Maxwell says:

    Thank you for your video!! :D

    I have the same problem, and when I bring to the shop request for repair, the sales keep suggest me buy a new one (HKD960/~USD123) is cheaper then repair….
    Lucky I have found your video, inspire by you, I go to buy a new motor which is only HKD25/USD3…. and now, I am enjoying my coffee, typing this message B-)

    Big Big thanks to your video :)

    ps. may I provide the model number of the motor? so that if anyone found your video, they know what motor they should buy. Is a “RF-500TB-12560″ motor.. cheers :)

  3. Sem Liew says:

    I have opened the compartment now but I am not sure how to find what’s going wrong. Please help and advise.

  4. Yan says:

    Thank you for the information!
    How do you remove the base cover to expose the bottom as in your picture 2?
    Without removing the black base cover I cannot get to the rubber plugs to get to the screws!
    Can you provide detail step here? I don’t want to break it prior to repair it?

    Thanks!
    Y.M.

    • rolfje says:

      The second picture has the base cover still on. The rubber plugs are in the base cover. Pick the aeroccino up, and look for the rubber plugs in the base. Take those out, then take the screws out, and then take the base cover off (carefull, it has wires attached to it).

  5. Kaeelem says:

    Je wil niet weten wat ik allemaal geprobeerd heb: draaien, wrikken, iets er tussen frotten om een hefboom te creëren… Ik sta nu op het punt om hem met grof geweld te lijf te gaan: kapot is ‘ie toch al ;-)
    Maar thanks voor je reactie!

  6. v bullard says:

    what people want to know is how to remove bottom on plus model, which is different construction than original aerocinna. looks like it screws off or has a specialty tool to release it.

    • rolfje says:

      Sorry I can only show it for this model, I don’t have the new one. If you find a link to instructions for repairing a new one please post it here so people can find it. Thanks!

      • v bullard says:

        I will post. mine probably has a blown thermal resistor. bottom is a mystery as to how it is removed.

      • Nille says:

        Bottom part is not screwed in it’s clipsed straight in !

        I’ve just crack open the plus model as the motor is broken. The bottom part use one-time clips, so when you open it the clips would break and to put it together you need to glue it with epoxy or silicone, There are 3 square holes, you can use a homemade hock and pull straight the bottom part out, you need to pull very hard, and other option which I’ve used, I drill 2x 6 mm holes and screw in 6mm bolts then fix the bottom part in a vice at the bolt head, twist a bit and pull hard, the clips would break and the bottom part come lose, replace the motor (same RF-500TB-12560 motor 7 volt as the old model) and test and glue it togther. I have pictures but don’t know if I can post them here…

      • rolfje says:

        Awesome reply, thanks for sharing that. If you can put the images online somewhere you can create links to them, I think that is allowed within comments.

      • Nille says:

        Hi Rolfje, I’ve uploaded a video on my repair, you are welcome to link to it:

      • rolfje says:

        Your video shows up nicely in the comment. Thanks for sharing!

  7. Hello,

    Thanks for your post. To replace the motor I have to remove motor from the plastic housing… any ideas how to do this? The top bit is magnets and underneath is the motor- is there a way to remove the clear plastic casing?

  8. gear says:

    I was able to remove the base easily by inserting a medium sized philips screwdriver in the square hole at a horizontal angle, then leverage against the metal rim. It popped out the base without damaging the plastic clips, or the base.

  9. hee rolf heel erg bedankt voor deze post! Ik heb eea uit elkaar gehaald en getest, en de elektromotor is gewoon goed en de zekering ook.
    de aeroccino is onder water geweest, en daarna gestopt met werken. Ik hoor het relais wel klikken als ik hem aanzet, maar het lampje gaat niet branden, de motor niet draaien en hij wordt niet warm.

    Enig idee wat het dan wel kan zijn?

    • rolfje says:

      Oei onder water. Geen goed nieuws. Als je geluk hebt zijn het alleen de contacten. Met een beetje spiritus de drie tin-kleurige vlakken van het verwarmingselement goed schoonpoetsen, en de drie koperen contacten aan de printplaat goed schoonmaken. Het verwarmingselement doet ook dienst als trafo, dus als de aeroccino niet warm wordt, en de motor gaat ook niet lopen, dan is er iets met de stroomvoorziening naar het verwarmingselement loos. Ik hoop niet dat er iets op de print stuk is, want dan kan ik je niet goed verder helpen.

  10. Ron bakker says:

    Beste allemaal,
    Het motortje werkt maar als het het geheel open hebt dan zijn er twee magnetische blokjes van ongeveer 0,5 x 0,5 mm.
    Weet iemand waar deze horen?

    Iemand nog een tip, als het motortje draait en het wordt warm maar het melkkloppertje draait niet??

    Ik hoor het graag.

    Ron

  11. Matt says:

    My motor would only turn intermittently so I pulled the motor apart too, cleaned the brushes (the fine metal fingers that connect with the motor armature inside) with a nail file and some methylated spirits on a piece of cardboard. Worked a treat, back in business!

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