Recent content by waigy

Just finished it using two 5amp porcelain blocks one for each connection. It seems to be working fine, but I noticed the new element glows bright red and the original lower element glows about half as much. Is it normal for elements to lose their glow over time?

thanks rf lighting Believe it or not I had also thought of snipping the ends off the element pins with the connection intact as you suggested, as I was first intending trying to get the connection apart with my soldering iron. But as bernardgreen mentioned, the connection is probably spot...

Thanks bernardgreen Spot welding and expansion/loosening have both crossed my mind when pondering this fix. I thought it looked more like spot welding than soldering. I also wondered why the cables weren't already connected as you say, because the wires eventually terminate in push on...

Ok that's great flameport, I was just looking for something similar to that in my electric bits drawer. I was also thinking of another solution using nuts/bolts/washers etc. It really just needs a solid connection that won't budge using materials that are not affected by high temps. I...

Thanks flameport It is the original element, but I bought the item on ebay (new) so there's maybe a chance that it was refurbished (or dodgy). The two pins on the lower element are fitted in exactly the same way. I have the new element and a pizza ready to fit now. I did suspect that...

Hi I'm fitting a new heating element to my Delonghi ro191a oven. What is the best way to connect the wires to the element pins? Is soldering ok? They don't push on like larger oven elements.