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Model: RS-38 5420337	Brand: Frigidaire	Age: More than 10 years
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bass3		#1 Posted : Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:01:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/19/2008(UTC) Posts: 2		I have an antique (1953) Frigidaire electric stove/range model RS-38, and the large 8" cooking coil/element starts to heat up on high temp setting, but then peeters out and starts to cool down before it reaches proper temp. Does anyone know if this sounds like the element went bad? Or is the switch at fault? And if you're not sure, how should I test for this? Does anyone know what the resistance values should be for an 8" coiled cooking element like this? It's a 3-wire plus ground wire hook-up. Thank you!


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Gene		#2 Posted : Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:09:44 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		This is a duplicated thread. Answered here: http://forum.appliancepartspros...ntinuity-ohmmeter-2.html Gene.


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