brooklyn1 wrote:

>
> Probably not those newfangled gas stoves with circuit boards inside.
>
> The little computer panel is typically as stable as the controls on a
> microwave oven, they rarely die. And even if it does go kaput compared to
> price the high end stoves that contain them they are not a very large
> proportion of cost, certainly not nearly so much the price of the stove. I
> don't think too many are going to dump a perfectly good $2,000 gas range
> over a $300 microprocessor. My gas stove microchip went dead in a horrific
> lightening storm, just one of those freak acts of nature no one could
> possibly anticipate or do anything to avoid... I bit the bullet and bought a
> new chip... the stove was six years old then, it's been another six years
> since. I don't consider averaging like $25/yr maintenence on a $2,000
> appliance anything to blink over... would you not buy an automobile with an
> AM/FM stereo radio with CD player because the radio could die?
>
>

Strange, ain't it? Electronics and appliances - not a good mix. My
dishwasher's weak point is the display panel. After a couple of years it
needed to be replaced. I replaced it once but now it displays the same
problem, or at least it would except there now seems to be a problem
with the power circuit - it won't even light up anymore. On the plus
side, it's all black and glossy - it sure is a sexy looking dead
dishwasher.