Electric Oven Element replacement

[treacletown08]

Hello

I have just tried replacing the element and I only have one wire with its spade terminal. The other one has disappeared into the back of the oven. However the old element does look like this so I am wondering what has happened.

Any ideas ?

thanks in advance

Phil

 

[EFLImpudence]

Well - it's broken.
It might still work if you can reconnect the wire.

Often they overheat and the spade disintegrates but it doesn't look like it has been overheated.

 

[treacletown08]

Thanks for the reply.

The trip didn’t go on the circuit breaker and the old element looks okay.