- May 3, 2025
- 10
- 8
I'm not either , but used to work on some of this stuff .Im not an electrician
That's good .unplugged spades - both terminals to MES body - OL.
That's a good number for an MES 40 .12.2 ohms of resistance across heating element.
That's the black wire that goes on the heating element ?-black to body 0.00 and alarm
+1That's the black wire that goes on the heating element ?
If so that's your problem , or some of it . Make sure it's not pinched where in comes through the body , or like mentioned above nicked casing shorting out somewhere along the line .
Not sure which side of line in the limit switch is on , but you might check that first and make sure you don't have something rubbing or touching in that area .
Happy to hear it's fixed. I had the same issue. My issue turned out to be the wiring in the back like the picture of Zwiller's post. Wiring just burned up/melted and I had to fix that multiple times. Most recently replaced the heating element. An inexpensive repair.Praise the Lord its fixed. It's been on for 40min at 250F so now we can have pulled pork tomorrow! Didn't trip two different GFI receptacles.
I think it was the temperature limit switch. Replaced the spade and kinked portion of the black wire at the heating element but it still went to ground. Replaced both spades and the temperature limit switch, and it was OL on the meter.
Thank you so much. This saved me from buying another one.