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Model: JBP64BB2WH	Brand: GE	Age: 5 - 10 years
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dscarbrough		#1 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:47:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/31/2008(UTC) Posts: 1		Hey all, I have a GE stove and one of the burners went out. So I ordered the first switch in the list and replaced the bad one. Everything seems to work ok. The burner is an 8 inch burner. The old switch was a 240v 2040w switch. However, being dumb - and never doing this before - the switch I ordered was a 240v 1560w switch, which I have since found out was for the 6 inch burner. Here's my question - What will happen to this 1560w switch on this 8 inch burner? Will it work OK? Will it burn out? It currently seems fine, will it stay that way? Thanks!


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misterfixall		#2 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:55:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 11/7/2007(UTC) Posts: 622		i think the switch will prematurly fail. it would try to compensate for difference in wattage +stay on longer to try to keep the element hot enough, perhaps element wont get as hot with this switch


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