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I can't recall ever working on a range that utilized the neutral for any heating loads. but hardly ever worked on some older ones that apparently was more common to see this with. Most I have worked on did have a clock, control unit, oven lamp, maybe some other accessory here or there that was 120 volts though. My parents range they used to have even had 5-15 receptacles on it, one hot all the time one run off the oven timer unit.I bet there are lots of ranges you can put on a 6-50 these days.
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Ammeter a neutral on ranges when ever you get the chance, I have been doing it for a decade (since around when we had this thread 10 years ago here ).
I have found one from the 1940's that did.
I would be amazed to see a range manufactured in 2020 that uses the neutral for heating or anything other than the electronic display and light.
I have run into a few that had basic oven and cooktop unit controls, no clocks, oven lights, etc. that did have a neutral terminal to land a supply cord on but no load side neutral conductors at all, did still come with typical factory installed but removable jumper to the frame though.