Hi everyone.
I am new here and this is my first post. Here is the problem i am having:
I was just trying to repair my toaster - sandwich maker, which is of this type: http://bit.ly/Ng7MM4 (although not the same model as the one in the picture).
So about a week ago, the resistors just stopped heating up. Although the little indicator light turns on, the heating elements do not heat up.
So I have opened it up and have checked for any short circuit or problem with the cables but everything seems to be fine.
There is one thing that is odd and I cannot understand why this is happening:
I calculated what the resistance value of the heating elements should be, according to the specifications of the device, and it came up that it should be about 26Ohms (It is a 2kW toaster and operating @ 220-240V. The supply as I measured it read 230V).
So the thing is that I measured the resistance of each heating element without having them connected to the mains. Each one read an extremely large resistance (in the MOhm region, beyond the scope of my multimeter, so it didn't give a precise reading, just the range..). Now as soon as I connected them to the mains, the resistance of each dropped to zero according to my multimeter reading.
The toaster is still not working and I cannot understand what the resistance readings mean..
Can anyone please enlighten me?
thank you very much in advance..
I am new here and this is my first post. Here is the problem i am having:
I was just trying to repair my toaster - sandwich maker, which is of this type: http://bit.ly/Ng7MM4 (although not the same model as the one in the picture).
So about a week ago, the resistors just stopped heating up. Although the little indicator light turns on, the heating elements do not heat up.
So I have opened it up and have checked for any short circuit or problem with the cables but everything seems to be fine.
There is one thing that is odd and I cannot understand why this is happening:
I calculated what the resistance value of the heating elements should be, according to the specifications of the device, and it came up that it should be about 26Ohms (It is a 2kW toaster and operating @ 220-240V. The supply as I measured it read 230V).
So the thing is that I measured the resistance of each heating element without having them connected to the mains. Each one read an extremely large resistance (in the MOhm region, beyond the scope of my multimeter, so it didn't give a precise reading, just the range..). Now as soon as I connected them to the mains, the resistance of each dropped to zero according to my multimeter reading.
The toaster is still not working and I cannot understand what the resistance readings mean..
Can anyone please enlighten me?
thank you very much in advance..