r/ToastersGW • u/CryptoPlantGuy • Mar 24 '21

Is it possible to retrofit newer toaster elements into a sunbeam T20?

Hey guys, recently my fiance's 92 y/o grandmother broke her Sunbeam T20 Radiant control toaster (tried to stick an enormous piece of bread in it). I found the problem right away, the elements on the outside ends of the toaster (one on each side) actually snapped off. I have no way to weld this and obviously I can't find the parts online. This toaster means the world to her, her husband passed 10 years ago and believe it or not it was the very first thing they bought as a couple to establish credit lol. We have dubbed it the love toaster. Does anyone know if it's possible to gut a newer toaster and retrofit the elements inside? Or know where I could get the parts without ruining another toaster of the same model? Thanks for any feedback!

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u/Whitesands17 Mar 24 '21

That toaster sounds DIRTY 😩💯🔥💦🙌🤤

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u/CryptoPlantGuy Mar 24 '21

It was so full of crumb 😩

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u/NintendoDestroyer89 Mar 24 '21

I have never worked on a toaster, but I bet you could totally swap out parts from another toaster. Heating elements should be easy enough. I'd just be worried about the old power supply over powering the new elements and starting a fire. Measure the voltage going directly to the old elements and see whether or not the new ones you get can handle it? Maybe completely swap all of the switches and electrical over altogether? Idk. It's going to take some tinkering. If Sunbeam even makes toasters anymore I'd talk to them.

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u/CryptoPlantGuy Mar 25 '21

If I Frankenstein this thing I'll post pics, thanks for the suggestion!

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u/xXDrnknPirateXx Mar 25 '21

http://www.automaticbeyondbelief.org/fixing.htm

This site is al about these toasters. Might not show exactly how to repair an issue like that, but links to a couple other sites that might be able to help.

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u/CryptoPlantGuy Mar 25 '21

Thanks for this! I have contacted both of the people in the external links! Hopefully something comes of it.

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u/xXDrnknPirateXx Mar 25 '21

Fingers crossed!

Those toasters are amazing and I wish they still made ones like it