Kitchen Small Electric Appliances - replacing cord on vintage toaster
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amcclaran
05-18-09, 05:34 PM
Hi, does anyone have advice on replacing a cord on a 1940s/50s era Toastmaster toaster?? do i need a heavy duty cord? do i need a special plug?? can i replace it like i would replace a cord on a lamp?? anyone???? thanks
Gunguy45
05-18-09, 05:53 PM
If you want to keep it looking vintage, stop by a good hardware store or small appliance repair shop and find a cord. I doubt they make them cloth covered anymore, which I'm sure yours is.
It's all about the amps...does your toaster have any nameplate data?
It's all about the amps...does your toaster have any nameplate data?
amcclaran
05-21-09, 05:22 AM
Hi, its a Toastmaster1B12 - says something about 110-120v.10a. I do actually have cloth covered cord that i had previously purchased for a vintage lamp. My concern is more one of saftey. Thats why i hesitated to use the same cordage and plug that i would use on a lamp. When i took the toaster apart, the cord (toaster end) had two washer-like ends that very neatly looped over the electrical posts on the toaster. That is when i decided maybe i should ask some one who knows about such things before i just did what i would do to replace a lamp cord.
GregH
05-21-09, 05:47 AM
You will need to use heater rated cord for your toaster.
It is readily available at larger hardware stores.
It is made of finely stranded wire designed for the high temperatures you get at the connections.
It normally is black in color and has silver colored wire.
If the wire attaches with a nut make sure that there is a washer between the wire and the nut and make sure the wire is well twisted before looping it around the post.
Ensure that you do not nick the strands when you skin the wire and that there are no loose strands to short out.
Don't use crimp connectors as they will heat up and burn off.
Another way is to buy a modern pre-made cord set for a kettle or electric frying pan and cut off the appliance end connector.
It is readily available at larger hardware stores.
It is made of finely stranded wire designed for the high temperatures you get at the connections.
It normally is black in color and has silver colored wire.
If the wire attaches with a nut make sure that there is a washer between the wire and the nut and make sure the wire is well twisted before looping it around the post.
Ensure that you do not nick the strands when you skin the wire and that there are no loose strands to short out.
Don't use crimp connectors as they will heat up and burn off.
Another way is to buy a modern pre-made cord set for a kettle or electric frying pan and cut off the appliance end connector.
chandler
05-21-09, 02:35 PM
I have a waffle iron of the same vintage. There isn't even a shroud over the prongs that stick out for you to insert the bakelite plug. Just a place waiting for something like a fork or something to fall across the prongs. I don't use it anymore, just keep it around for some unknown reason.