Removing motor from a Kenwood FP505 food processor

[cliverlong]

Hi

This device is about 25 years old but hardly used. One of the components on the PCB has blown and I need to get the PCB out to have any hope of identifying the blown component and getting it replaced. Suggestions from an electronics forum are the component might be a capacitor or a transformer. The immediate practical problem is the motor is blocking the removal of the PCB. See attached picture taken from the base into the cavity containing the motor and electronics.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/325 … {e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}20off.jpg

I can “wiggle” the motor but it seems to be attached somewhere near the top (in the picture the part furthest away). I have removed all visible screws but I can’t get the top off. The best guess is there are some “sprung plastic lugs” (only way I can describe them) that hold the top to the body of the food processor. My thinking is if I can get the top off then I might be able to remove the motor then the PCB. Maybe it is easier than that.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get the PCB out?

Thanks

Clive

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