Re: How many amps?
1. Yes the thermostat has a what I guess would be called a thermocouple that you run into the oven. What you should do is find a old house oven even if you have to pay for it you get your thermostat and two elements. (I used two old ovens)
2. Yes Gary made that oven so he could take it apart. Yes you wire them straight to the contactor. If you use 1500w elements you can run two wires to each element for a total of 8 wires and there's room on the load side of the contactor for all those wires if you do that you only need #12awg 1500 watts divided by 220v = 6.82amps. 12awg is good for 20amps.
3. OK you have to have a neutral or return as its called to ground the oven and complete your control circuit.
4. The bus bar is just a place to make easy connections yes all three are separated and they do not touch the oven except from the neutral in the middle with a ground strap I got all that from one of the old ovens. Dude you have to get at least one old oven to take apart its like Monster Garage.
5. I checked on new thermostats they were about 60 to 100 bucks. Get at least one used oven boy do's it help.
Will get it buddy, if talking like this dos'nt work you can e-mail your phone number I have that Vonage internet phone I can call anywhere in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico For $24.99 a mouth it's pretty cool no taxes until the goverment gets a hold of them. If you don't have the basic idea of electric thats what will have to do. I've done it before I know I can get you going.
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