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Re: Bosch HBN6450GB/02 Oven bottom element connections/volts

This post was really meant to update the earlier respondents rather than for ‘broadcast’: apologies for not being used to the open forum.

But, like I said: if the industry wasn’t so negligent in coming forward with requested information; there would have been no need for testing. Testing which was, carefully done despite your assumptions about how I may have made the connections.

No moderator has stepped in to remove this post so you have made this information available: not me.

(Call out fees – which I certainly can’t afford – are what sees so much electrical equipment just dumped. You might not like it, but that is the way it is for so many of us.)

Now that you have read the piece, please remove the thread.

S

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Re: Bosch HBN6450GB/02 Oven bottom element connections/volts

For ‘closure’ readers might like to know oven is now up and running nicely.

Inner bottom element is in series with grill so the lower voltage was correct.

Identifying that this voltage was delivered before risking the new element turned out to be quite simple to establish after all, by just hooking up a kettle in its place. The slowest boil identifying the lower voltage wires even before any actual measurement was made.

The ‘temperature’ readout, IS fixed on 150 when there is an open circuit in the bottom element, so this is, as thought, a good indicator of when the element is failing.

So all sussed, but what a load of unnecessary hassle when a circuit diagram on the site that sold the spares (yes they never replied to my email once they had got their sale) – or even an indication inside the cooker itself – would have made things so much simpler. But then, as even the mains live is connected to a BLACK wire inside the machine itself, the object is clearly to confuse and prevent the householder from making his own repairs. Our rubbish dumps could be so much smaller…

Cheers,

S

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Re: Bosch HBN6450GB/02 Oven bottom element connections/volts

Ah, so this otherwise handy looking site, turns out to be just another industry front after all.

Still, that’s one fewer entry in my favourites to remember.

Shame.
:rolls:

S

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Re: Bosch HBN6450GB/02 Oven bottom element connections/volts

Thanks for the reply.
Wasn’t expecting anything this late at night!

As I said: I have not connected up the element as I am seeking advice first rather than just going ahead and possibly risking blowing it.

Are you implying that there should be a 90V measured across the inner element while it is in circuit? Surely not?

I checked the voltage to make doubly sure which lead was which. And I can’t measure voltage without turning on some power to do it. Rest assured, it is securely turned off when not actually measuring.

As you seem to know something of this device can you confirm the correct connections as I asked?

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