"User132384" wrote in message
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| Hi,
|
| The baking element on the bottom of my 1986 GE oven developed a
hole,
| and was not heating up any more. So I removed the old element. Then, just
for
| kicks, I decided to test the current between the 2 wires that had attached
to
| the old element, to make sure it wasn't just a blown fuse. I used a test
light
| that was apparently designed for much lower voltage / wattage/ whatever,
and
| destroyed it instantly with a loud pop and bright flash of ligth when I
made
| the connection. Yes, poster child for electrical safety.
|
| The oven still works (except for the baking element). However, the red
| light under the temp dial is now constantly on, unless I turn off the
breaker.
| I reconnected the old element, and the red light still stays on. It is on
even
| when every control is set to "OFF".

Replace the element. Do not use the old element. 98% of the time all
problems will cease after you replace the element.

N