[cooksle]

Help! I have a KitchenAid electric cooktop mounted directly over a KitchenAid built in oven. By running the overn too hot(self cleaning feature) I burned out the powerboard and had no cooktop function at all. I replaced the power board and now have function in 3 of the 5 burner coils, but the burner coils that are hooked up to terminals P14 and P16 on the powerboard do not work. They work if I hook the wires up to terminals P8 of P17, but either way, I only have 3 working terminals on the power board which I need to power 5 burners/wires. Given that I can get the burners to work, I know it's not the burners or the on/off board that are the problem. Appliaceparts Pros has sent me 2 powerboards with the same result. When I ordered the boards from Whirlpool a few years ago, I had no problem. Does anyone out there know if it's the powerboard? Or if I'm having another problem with the cooktop. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!

[Gene]

According to the wiring diagram the RR element should be connected to the terminal P20, the RF - to the terminal P16, the LR - to the P17, the OR/WH wire from the smaller coil (dual element - LF) - to the terminal P6 and the OR/BK wire from the large coil - to the P10 terminal.

The terminals P8 and P14 are for the incoming power L2. Possible the wrong connection could damage the power board.

Gene.

[cooksle]

Thank you so much! I was sure I had hooked up the new power board the right way, but had no wiring diagram. Turns out I had mixed up a couple of wires. I reconnected them as you said and my cooktop now works fine. Thank you so much!!

[cooksle]

Thank you so much! I was sure I had connected the new power board the same as the old one, but I had no wiring diagram and mistakenly mixed up the wires. I reconnected the wires as you said and now my cooktop works fine. Thank you!! Lauren

[Gene]

You are welcome. I'm glad you were able to fix it.

Gene.