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Post# 1052411   11/26/2019 at 21:35 (1,612 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        

I notice a lot of people collect vintage and antique toasters. Are the heating elements/wires in older toasters more durable than newer ones? I haven't really heard much about them burning out in the old ones.

Have had a few toasters in the past where sections of the elements stopped glowing, but none of these were older than the 90s.

I'm told with a lot of the newer toasters on the market, that the elements do not actually glow red. Seems to me it would not really brown then but rather dry out whatever you were attempting to toast.

I've also heard of some toasters having halogen elements rather than radiant. Is there any advantage there?





Post# 1052422 , Reply# 1   11/26/2019 at 23:39 (1,612 days old) by Stan (Napa CA)        
I'm no expert..

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and other here that know more will stop by, but the "wire" your referring to is a type of nichrome resistance wire that's made in varies Gage's depending on application.
The gage and length determine the amount of resistance = heat.
Some old toasters weren't designed to shut off automaticity..
(Plug in for on, unplug for off) had to keep a eye on it while toasting, and turn bread to toast both sides.

HTH



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