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Article #24Re: Elements for fan-assisted ovens
From: Andy Dingley
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 13:27
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 13:27
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Dave <dave@henniker.org.uk> a οΏ½crit : >Anyone care to comment..? Heating elements fail through poor quality manufacture, not over-voltage. Heater elements don't really care about voltage. They're usually somewhat temperature / resistance dependent, so there's some self-regulation anyway. Mainly though, it's because they're controlled by some external temperature control device and although their precise power rating might be changed a little by voltage differences, their operating temperature isn't. (in fact, some Simmerstat-type controls can under-run cooker elements at higher voltages, because the control is more sensitive to it than the element) Lightbulbs don't have this external control. Run them at a higher voltage and they run hotter, then fail faster. -- Smert' Spamionam
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