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peter d
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Re: cooktop
What the heck is "kucasz?"
Why would he need a new breaker? Just because the breaker didn't trip doesn't mean it's bad. Circuit breakers provide extremely limited protection for things like appliances and lamp cords.
[ February 02, 2005, 07:16 PM: Message edited by: peter d ]
What the heck is "kucasz?"
You can check it with an ohmmeter. It may be a loose connection, not a short.
Why would he need a new breaker? Just because the breaker didn't trip doesn't mean it's bad. Circuit breakers provide extremely limited protection for things like appliances and lamp cords.
[ February 02, 2005, 07:16 PM: Message edited by: peter d ]
peter d
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Re: cooktop
If the element is shorted, you can expect it to have very low resistance. Depending on where the short occured (assuming one even occured,) the resistance will be lower or much lower than that of a good one.
You will need to check the resistance against a known good element to see what the correct resistance of each element should be.
If the element is shorted, you can expect it to have very low resistance. Depending on where the short occured (assuming one even occured,) the resistance will be lower or much lower than that of a good one.
You will need to check the resistance against a known good element to see what the correct resistance of each element should be.
peter d
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Re: cooktop
Yes. I am guessing that the cold vs. hot resistance of a cooktop element does not change as drastically as an incandescent light bulb.
Re: cooktop
An open heating element would measure infinity on the Ohmmeter. Possibly the heating element could short to the metal sheath around it. It is quite possible though that grease and crud have leaked into one of the control units and created a partial short.
The resistance would change considerably with temperature but not as drastically as a light bulb which operates at a much higher temperature. Resistance is not so important here as continuity.
In short, you need to check continuity between the disconnected terminals and from each terminal to the metal sheath.
But first take a good look at each of the control units, and also check for broken wires and frayed insulation.
Sounds like a new cooktop is in order.
[ February 02, 2005, 11:32 PM: Message edited by: rattus ]
An open heating element would measure infinity on the Ohmmeter. Possibly the heating element could short to the metal sheath around it. It is quite possible though that grease and crud have leaked into one of the control units and created a partial short.
The resistance would change considerably with temperature but not as drastically as a light bulb which operates at a much higher temperature. Resistance is not so important here as continuity.
In short, you need to check continuity between the disconnected terminals and from each terminal to the metal sheath.
But first take a good look at each of the control units, and also check for broken wires and frayed insulation.
Sounds like a new cooktop is in order.
[ February 02, 2005, 11:32 PM: Message edited by: rattus ]
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