My cooking probe lights up and unable to cancel.
The problem is that the probe connector socket (a mini-phone jack) can get cooking goop in it like the inside of an oven tends to do, and the contacks get shorted or partially shorted. Since a temp probe works on resistance in the tip you stick in the meat, it thinks it is supposed to be operating, and tells you to use it. So you need to get that jack open, and the goop out. The jack in mine was a small round thing, about one inch long, half in in diameter, screwed to the side of the internal over in from the outside of over, within the exterior case, on the right side. Inside the oven it looks like an earphone jack.Note - some of these solutions suggest doing some strange things, so watch out, and remember you might be playing with flammable stuff. Try each, and try the oven before moving on. For me I got to the last one until I was satisfied long term.1. Stick a toothpick in the jack hole, trying to clean it out or loosen up what is in there.2. Squirt some alcohol (91%) is the best, into the hole with an ear syringe or hypo syringe (available at a drug store). Give it 30 minutes to dry out.3. Squirt something stronger in. Like electrical contact cleaner, available at Radio Shack. Let it evaporate before you continue. You might try acetone, but I think you are getting a little dangerous here.4. Finally, after the above worked temporarily for me, I just cut to the chase and opened the oven case, found the jack casing, and clipped the wire. Of course, it will not work in the future. You could buy a new one, if you can find it on the net, but if I remember, I could not find one. You can probably get one at "Appliance Parts" store near you. The thing was that I had a dual oven and I did not care if the 2nd one did not work. And I was not going to pay someone $100 to fix it.Best of luck to you. Check my <a href="http://alohacreek.com">tech and travel website</a>.
10/25/2013 5:58:55 AM •
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on Oct 25, 2013
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