Vintage 1956 Fridgidaire Electric range` - $100 (Brighton)

[philr]

Welcome to this board!

Hi Cree,

I'd suggest you to look at what's wrong first. Maybe it's just the rotor that's bad if it's a GE/Telechron. Did you buy the 1956 Imperial or Ben's 1957 Deluxe?

 

[cree]

Timer/clock

Thank you for the reply I bought the 1956 Imperial the front burner that didn't work was no problem as it was just a loose wire but the clock timer is a different story.!!

 

[cree]

Timer/switch

The only other problem that it had was the fact that the broiler doesn't work but that to is probably the switch other than that its a very well built and working stove.!!!

 

[philr]

The next time you have to access the back of your range, you should take a picture of your clock.

As for the broiler, you can make a few tests with a multimeter with the range disconnected. The first one would be to see if the broil element is working by testing the continuity between the two connectors with the ohmmeter.

 

[cree]

Clock/Timer

The difficult part is trying to locate a part number on the c/t as any paper or sticker on the back of it is gone..Thank You...Robert

 

[philr]

If the timer has a Telechron H3 rotor like this (it could be a different color like copper), that's the first thing to look at.   The last picture shows the rest of the motor with the rotor removed from it. With the motor removed and the rotor still in the motor, you can see if the gear on the rotor rotates or not when you reconnect the range. Just be careful when you do that not to short circuit or to touch any live wire. You can also remove the complete timer assembly and test it on a bench by applying 115 volts to the two wires that go to the clock motor. Just note where all the wires go or take pictures first (that's the reason why I took some pics of this 1958-59 timer).

 

Some models use different timer movements like Robertshaw Lux Time or Internal Register. I don't know what was used in 1956.