[mcdonald]

hi and thanks in advance for your reply

i have a maytag range MER5755QCW ceramic top 4 years old
i set the temperature and as 400 and with in fiew seconds as usual it starts heating
usualy in 10-15 minutes get the right temperature and beep indicating that .
today it get the 200 within 35 minutes and sop on that

the bake element stopped heating
the broil element is working fine ,actualy all other fuctions are working fine.
i removed the botom panel and found the elemnt like melted
when removing it it felt a part
called sears to get a new one ,they were out of stock,so went to reg. store for parts and got that element
the guy checked it on his manual wiyth the model numver and find it in stock
now i installed it and still having the same issue

i am not so good with multimeters but i hope that i did it the right way
i adjusted the meter on 500 v(as it is 200 or 500)

what i checked till now

1) put the stove on bake
one side of the meter on on one side of the element and the other side grund on any panel on the unit got 122 v ac
2)put both sides of meter on both sides of element and got nothing
3)did the same with the broil element and were the same

looks like i have the right voltage coming in

now the thermosensor looks ok because it is showing the right temperature inside

my question now
1)could it be the new heater defective ?
2)can i switch them together and try putting it on broil or the opposit put the broil element on the bake wire and check if will work
is this gonna damage my broil element ?
3)could be the thermosesnor defective
while it can read the right temperature and show it on the panel ?
4) if none of the above and it is the relay board
how can i figure it out and is it fixable or replacing it is the only way
thanks guys .