[andrewsarmy1962]

I have replaced the clock circuit board twice on my Admiral wall oven at $250.00 a crack. It just went again after 9 months. Is there a chance Maytag has realized this is a problem on this model and is replacing them?

[AmpDraw]

Not very likely or the last one you would have bought would have been the new improved part. Such problematic issues are usually caught and corrected during the models first year in use and while under warranty. They next to never actually issue any type of recall on such problems to the consumer, at best, if they do find a problem they redesign the part and you end up with a new part that likely looks a little different than the original. 5-10 years old, its been out there long enough that any problems would have already turned up.

I don't see an external transformer supplying any low voltage to this control, so that doesn't seem to be the cause of your problem. Could be a short somewhere else in the oven, a bad or wrong wattage element also may be causing too much current to be pulled through the board and thus causing your premature burn out problem. Power surges could be a problem, but most likely its something else in the oven circuit causing excess current and taking the control out on you. Even a service tech out at your house could likely mis this type of problem unless he was specifically looking for it.

[andrewsarmy1962]

that the high heat from the clean cycle ruins the circuit board. That Admiral poorly designed the location of the controls as they take the brunt of the heat.

[AmpDraw]

Yea, I certainly agree, this is always a problem when the manufacturers design any product that produces high heat or even excess moisture to be operated by electronic controls. Its not just a single one thats guilty of doing this by any means, the problem is the attractiveness such devices have when the consumer is shopping on the sales floor.

I've moved out of residential service and have been doing commercial appliance service for the past 5 years, the problem is even worse in the commercial equipment. McDonald's comes instantly to mind as a primary example of over engineered products, Next time your in a McDonald's take a look at the cooking equipment behind the counter. Everything there is digital and electronic controlled and its constantly problematic, not to mention insanely expensive to repair in both parts and labor. They have to have the latest and greatest in fancy gizmo's though despite the continued failure rates and expense that result from it.