On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 03:49:29 GMT, Mac > wrote:

>On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:27:36 -0500, Kenneth wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 03:52:36 GMT, Mac > wrote:
>>
>>>Oh, I can think of another possible explanation. If the oven's heating
>>>element is UNDER the stone, then the stone will have to get very hot
>>>before the air gets hot enough to cause the thermostat to shut off.
>>>
>>>Just my $0.02
>>>
>>>--Mac
>>
>> Hi Mac,
>>
>> Just curious...
>>
>> Why would the relative location of the heat source matter as
>> you describe above?
>>
>> It seems to me that exactly the same thing would happen were
>> the heat source above the stone, but I certainly might be
>> wrong.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
>Oh, yes, I think you are right. The key thing is that if the stone is
>between the heating element and the place where the thermostat sensor
>resides, then the stone will probably get very hot indeed!
>
>I said "under" above, because I was only considering the case where the
>heating element is under the main oven chamber, and the stone is sitting
>directly on the bottom of the oven, occupying most of the space there.
>
>If the heating element is on the top of the oven, you would have to place
>the stone on the ceiling of the oven for the element to be over the stone.
>And this doesn't seem very practical.
>
>--Mac

Hi Mac,

I see no relationship between the results, and the relative
locations of the components...

All the best,

--
Kenneth

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