Hi all -
I was having some problems with my Toastmaster (new) getting hot enough - 
breaking 250 deg. was a miracle. I pulled it apart thinking there was a 
problem with the thermostat and found that the main heating coil had 
seperated at one end, and wasn't heating at all. If any of you are having 
similar heating woes, it's worth a check. To fix it, I loosened the 
retaining clip on the electrical contact, removed the old piece of coil, 
and simply recliped the coil.
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jason z. moore
graduate student
computer music and multimedia composition
brown universityhttp://www.badmonkey.org