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Need help fixing an oven
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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

Summary video by Marques Brownlee
Great channel covering and advocating right to repair, Lewis Rossman
I've been wondering about whether I could replace it with a cheaper thermostat with a similar rating. I'm gonna check the placement.
Placement looks okay to me, sure is dirty up there though. Could that be the issue?
I was about to say yes, but there was one part left that I wasn't sure what it is, so I checked. The casing says ELTH 271P / T200, which from what I can gather is a thermal cut-off switch. A potential problem cause?
The active one out of two top heating coils measures 3.6A, roughly 800W at 230V. Seems alright and should not trigger it I guess.