Thanks for the book info Smokey.
I think I have found the problem with the bread machine.
There is a heat sensor (thermistor?), and when I hit it with "cold spray", the element powers-up.
I have ignored this device before because it would also sense during the "bake" cycle.
Now my problem is to find-out where to get a new part. I have e-mail B, so maybe they will have some ideas.