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Toaster oven hints?
Brand : Philips
Model: KB-9000 Hello all, This toaster oven is about ten years old. It was not reaching temperature so I replaced the mechanical thermostat with the proper replacement part from Philips. The old thermostat had totally worn away contacts. I figured this altered the travel of the bimetallic strip. There is no adjustment for this. The new thermostat chatters a lot. When the bimetallic strip heats up, the contact doesn't make a clean break, and it doesn't do a clean make. It also doesn't seem to be linear, either the oven is too cool, or too hot. There is a lot of sparking in the thermostat. What can be the problem? The heat path seems fine, there is a probe-type assembly that holds the thermostat by the core and I cleaned it. Is there some sort of secret to getting these mechanical thermostats to work properly? Worst case, what toaster ovens do you technically-minded folk recommend? There seems to be more and more fully electronic controlled ovens out there, are they debugged? Which brands are good? I'm not interested in mechanically controlled ovens anymore, I get the feeling the quality is not there anymore. Thanks in advance. |
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"Stuff" wrote in message om... Worst case, what toaster ovens do you technically-minded folk recommend? There seems to be more and more fully electronic controlled ovens out there, are they debugged? Which brands are good? I'm not interested in mechanically controlled ovens anymore, I get the feeling the quality is not there anymore. Thanks in advance. I buy the $20 ones from Wal-Mart. Work fine, and if it craps out you toss it. I've had bad luck with electronics for this sort of thing. -- N |
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The heating elements also have to be replaced, and this is why the
thermostat was most likely damaged. Why would anyone want to put money in to fixing an old toaster oven??? You can buy a very good cheap one these days. Or, you can spend a few dollars and get a very good one. They generally will last about 4 to 10 years, depending on the frequency of use, and how it is used. These are all considered throw-away type appliances. -- Jerry G. ====== "Stuff" wrote in message om... Brand : Philips Model: KB-9000 Hello all, This toaster oven is about ten years old. It was not reaching temperature so I replaced the mechanical thermostat with the proper replacement part from Philips. The old thermostat had totally worn away contacts. I figured this altered the travel of the bimetallic strip. There is no adjustment for this. The new thermostat chatters a lot. When the bimetallic strip heats up, the contact doesn't make a clean break, and it doesn't do a clean make. It also doesn't seem to be linear, either the oven is too cool, or too hot. There is a lot of sparking in the thermostat. What can be the problem? The heat path seems fine, there is a probe-type assembly that holds the thermostat by the core and I cleaned it. Is there some sort of secret to getting these mechanical thermostats to work properly? Worst case, what toaster ovens do you technically-minded folk recommend? There seems to be more and more fully electronic controlled ovens out there, are they debugged? Which brands are good? I'm not interested in mechanically controlled ovens anymore, I get the feeling the quality is not there anymore. Thanks in advance. |
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Why do you think the heating elements need to be replaced?
--- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ Mirror: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Note: These links are hopefully temporary until we can sort out the excessive traffic on Repairfaq.org. Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. "Jerry G." writes: The heating elements also have to be replaced, and this is why the thermostat was most likely damaged. Why would anyone want to put money in to fixing an old toaster oven??? You can buy a very good cheap one these days. Or, you can spend a few dollars and get a very good one. They generally will last about 4 to 10 years, depending on the frequency of use, and how it is used. These are all considered throw-away type appliances. -- Jerry G. ====== "Stuff" wrote in message om... Brand : Philips Model: KB-9000 Hello all, This toaster oven is about ten years old. It was not reaching temperature so I replaced the mechanical thermostat with the proper replacement part from Philips. The old thermostat had totally worn away contacts. I figured this altered the travel of the bimetallic strip. There is no adjustment for this. The new thermostat chatters a lot. When the bimetallic strip heats up, the contact doesn't make a clean break, and it doesn't do a clean make. It also doesn't seem to be linear, either the oven is too cool, or too hot. There is a lot of sparking in the thermostat. What can be the problem? The heat path seems fine, there is a probe-type assembly that holds the thermostat by the core and I cleaned it. Is there some sort of secret to getting these mechanical thermostats to work properly? Worst case, what toaster ovens do you technically-minded folk recommend? There seems to be more and more fully electronic controlled ovens out there, are they debugged? Which brands are good? I'm not interested in mechanically controlled ovens anymore, I get the feeling the quality is not there anymore. Thanks in advance. |
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