Thread Number: 74818
/ Tag: Small Appliances
edicraft toaster |
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Post# 986356 , Reply# 1   3/13/2018 at 00:37 (2,227 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 986374 , Reply# 2   3/13/2018 at 08:05 (2,227 days old) by jbellafesta (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 986393 , Reply# 3   3/13/2018 at 10:01 (2,227 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 986405 , Reply# 4   3/13/2018 at 11:14 (2,227 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 986469 , Reply# 6   3/13/2018 at 20:49 (2,227 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Well, there's nothing automatic about a toaster that needs human intervention to keep it from starting a fire. Seeing as how the manufacturer made the claim of it being "entirely automatic," it seems to me that you should be able to set it and forget it.
If the timer is working, it's possible that a key piece of the mechanism that would trigger a break in the heating circuit isn't functioning or has broken. If you can get the exterior off so you can examine the timer and identify the shut-off mechanism, you shouldn't have to disassemble it any further to make the needed repair.
If the shut-off proved to be a weak link with these toasters, that could be why you're finding pictures with in-line cord switches. That was cheaper than buying a new toaster back in those days. |
Post# 986499 , Reply# 7   3/14/2018 at 03:16 (2,226 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Just a thought
The ad says it keeps toast hot until wanted, so maybe it`s supposed to open up when the toast is done but keeps the current on for the keep warm feature. This way the bottom ends of the toast would still get burned after a while but if you think of it the words safety or automatic also had different meanings in advertising these days. |
Post# 986541 , Reply# 8   3/14/2018 at 13:00 (2,226 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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I can see how the automatic opening would distance the toasted bread from the heating elements and keep it warm, but agree that in such a scenario the bottom area of the bread would remain in close enough proximity to the heat source to keep toasting.
I'm surprised Thomas A(hole) Edison would extend his endorsement of such a flawed system, though. |