Well I got her done!
Tried many MANY places for repair parts and came up empty. Finally went to my car mechanic that I have known for over 40 years. He saw a challenge and helped me out. He had some hi temp wire, and we used copper coated with tin female connectors. He said they are better than the old ones. OK-who am I to argue. I have nothing at that point. Made all the connections, set the burner back in place, crimped the wires - see below. I did a test burn and it ran up to temp in minutes! BINGO Hopefully it is fully functional.
I tell you, I dont want to do it again, but really it is not too bad.
If somebody wants to make some $$ find out where you can get the stainless stell female connectors some hi temp wire, a couple butt connectors and package it up. You will make a mint, from this site alone! We all know the MES 30 and I bet the 40 will have the same issues going forward....might as well get the fix started!
All hooked up the hardest part was getting the burners lined up properly to screw into the box.
Oh by the way the rubber that was in the metal box was all burned up. i had to replace it with something. RUBBER is the best. I got a make your own gasket kit from the plumbing section in HD. 2 pieces of flat rubber. I cut a piece to fit and it went in great.
getting in the cover, and the bracket to hold everything was not too fun either. Had to use some #8 and #10 sheet metal screws to go back in the holes. 1 extra trip to HD. had the #8, did not have the 10's.
all back together. Looking forward to the next SMOKE.
if anybody needs help I will do my part to help.
Oh by the way Appliance stores in my area only have parts for 220V lines. all the connectors are way too big for the little heating coil. It was difficult to find the parts.
