"siralfred" wrote in message
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I know it sounds strange, but it really only worked properly after I
switched to a LOWER amp breaker. Could be a safety-something (I'm not
an electrician) that protects the range from a stronger current/surge.
What do I know?

If all you did was change to a lower amperage breaker solved the problem,
then the origional breaker must have been defective or the wires were loose.
If the breaker is not tripping, then it is not protecting anything. It is
not a surge supressor or anything like that. Breakers are usually sized to
the wire going from it to where ever it is going. What is on the end of the
wire is not usaully accounted for. The breaker protects the wires and it
is left up to the device using the power to protect its self.
I do work as an electircian in an industrial setting and work with low
voltages up to 480 volt 3 phase circuits and a few up to 13,200 volts.