Neff oven tripping circuit breakers

[Kevanto]

Hi
Wondering if anyone can help.....
I have a 20 year old (yep, pretty old!) Neff Circotherm oven which worked perfectly well until last week, when the 13amp wall socket it is wired into "blew" - it tripped the other wall sockets in the kitchen, and resetting the circuit breakers did nothing - it just blew again. 13amp fuse appears still to be working, i.e. it isn't that fuse which is blowing.
Internet DIY forums all pointed to the element, and I ordered and fitted a new one - but exaclty the same result.
Any ideas what else the problem could be?
I know the thing doens't owe us anything and we should buy a new one....but it sort of matches everything else we have, and She Who Must be Obeyed would rather it was back in working order.......
Any advice greatly appreciated!
Cheers, Kev

 

[telectrix]

how has the board failed. pcb track can be repaired with a bit of fuse wire and a soldering iron.

 

[Capt. Pugwash]

Je ne sais pas !! The engineer checked the pcb, said it was kaput, fitted a new unit, re-assembled the hob, which then worked ok, gave me the old pcb which has no visible signs of damage, then departed, leaving me many pounds lighter in the pocket.

 

[telectrix]

throw away world. keep the old one. i've done a lot of electronic repairs in my time. most boards can be repaired, just a question of diagnosing the fault. remember a MOT test rolling road Kaput. Crypton quoted £ 800 + vat to replace a pcb... i fitted 2 i/cs, cost me £6, and charged the garage £80. they were over the moon.

 

[Capt. Pugwash]

You are a man after my own heart ! I do not object to anyone paying for doing a good job, but £200 for 10 minutes when as you say POSSIBLY half an hour with the right testing kit and a bent pin and maybe, just maybe we are ok for the next ten years. That's life unfortunately, plus senior management cannot wait for anything. That's my own fault, I should have listened to my mother many years ago !!!!