Model #SVE47600B, this slide in electric range has surface units that were working correctly, and the oven was heating just fine, but the display which showed the clock and all the oven settigns was getting difficult to see. The problem with the display didn't seem to have any affect on the operation of the oven, but it was becoming increasingly difficult to see the temperature settings on the oven and you had to be sure the correct mode was selected since it couldn't be verified by the output from the display.



Ranges that use LED's to display oven settings are pretty much the norm anymore as more cooking equipment is utilizing the all in one type of control boards. These boards take in user inputs and through programing provide for the operation of the various heating elements and display the necessary information graphically to the user. The displays themselves are quite reliable as range parts go, but age can takes its toll on them, and the result is usually their original bright glow fading away.

Because this range only has the one board to not only control all the range functions, but to also act as the display board, it wasn't to difficult to determine which part needed to be replaced. Many ranges will have multiple boards, each assigned to their own task in the operation, but the dim display symptom is going to be limited to whichever of the boards contains that actual LED display.

The board on this range is located behind the user panel and can easily be accessed by removing the screws along the bottom. With the panel tipped forward, the mounting screws holding in the board, and the wire connectors can be easily removed. I installed the new electronic oven control after removing power from the unit, then carefully moved each connector to it's new location. Once power was turned back on, the graphic images shown brightly in the display and the customer no longer had to guess what temperature the oven was set at.

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