Today's junk! I checked the four elements and each is supposed to provide 350 watts making the oven 1400 watts which start out too small. They all ohm out at 22 ohms so they are doing all they can. The wires are all undersized and the elements connect with 3/16" spad connectors. The connectors that connect the power cord (undersized) to the internal wires tested at 800 degrees - twice as hot as the oven - they were a fire waiting to happen and like an idiot I touched them before I tested them - ouch!
I let it heat for 30 minutes and only got to 390 inside - the powder I use wants a at least 15 minutes and 375. When it was new, it would heat to 425 in about 20 minutes so it was fine - it never did get to 450 - the instructions that came with it said to pre-heat to 450 before putting the part in - that never happened! Their current oven only says it will get to 400.
So, each element is only getting 100V and since it's AC, they are producing around 225 watts each - no wonder it wasn't working right.
To top that all off, the temperature controls is just a bimetal strip switch and is insulated from the oven!
Finally, no insulation! The bottom, top and left side all got almost as hot as the oven so what heat it was making was being lost!
Since the cabinet is still usable and the available ovens are even more junk, I'm going to spend more than an new oven to retrofit this one to be better that it ever was.
