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zooeyhall  
#1 Posted : Wednesday, December 9, 2009 3:10:10 PM(UTC)
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I have a Corning "Smoothtop" or "Countertop" range. Recently the oven stopped heating (the bake element---the broil element works ok). I did some troubleshooting and found out if I jiggle the bake element power terminal on the back of the thermostat (where the wire brings current down to the bake element) it will then work. The terminal is loose inside the thermostat body, and I have confirmed that there is a bad internal connection on this terminal, probably from all the current it has had to handle over the years.

The Corning part# for this thermostat is 980052. I have been looking everywhere and can't find one. Even a good used one would be ok.

I really like this range, and everything else on it works perfectly. Is it possible to get thermostats like this repaired? I am going to remove it and see if it can be dissasembled, or maybe find some manufacturer info printed on it. Any advice would be appreciated!
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zooeyhall  
#2 Posted : Wednesday, December 23, 2009 10:24:48 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: petes334 Go to Quoted Post
We had one of those on our soapstone counter and we found a repair guy through the internet that fixed the unit. It works like a champ now.


Petes334---You don't happen to have a name or a weblink for that thermostat repair person? I have looked on the internet for "oven thermostat repair" but didn't seem to find anything......
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