How to check Black and Decker 3-Cup Rice Cooker continuity

Lift the lid and bowl from the top of the device.

Turn the device upside-down, so that the four legs of the device point upwards.

Each of the four legs has a rubber cushion on its bottom. For each cushion, insert a plastic opening tool between the plastic leg and rubber cushion, and pry off the rubber cushion.

Using a spanner screwdriver, remove the one 10mm long 7mm diameter spanner screw from the side of the brass panel.

Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the 10mm long 7mm diameter Phillips-head screws from the inside of all four legs.

The smaller leg at the bottom is now loose and not attached to the device. Set it aside.

Lift the brass plate off the device and set it aside.

Unscrew the screw at the junction near the opposite side of the device from the front panel.

Label each of the two wires at this junction with a single color of tape.

Unscrew the screw at the junction just clockwise from the button panel.

Label the three wires of this junction with tape of a second color.

Unscrew the screw from the wire junction just behind the front panel.

Label the three wires at this junction with a third color of tape.

Plug the device's power cord into a functioning outlet.

Locate the two wires which are connected directly to the power cord. Unlike the other wires, they are sheathed in a particularly thick, dot-textured plastic.

Make sure the voltmeter is on and set to a setting beween 120 and 500V. For most voltmeters the proper setting for this is the 200V setting.

Attach one of the voltmeter's probes to the metal portions of each of the two wires connected to the power cord's end on the device

The voltmeter should read a number significantly above 20V. A reading between 100 and 150 V indicates that the device is getting enough power. A lower number indicates the power cord is broken.