AK50049 Genuine Mechanical Oven Timer for Baumatic Ovens, Dial Set Oven Cooking Timer Replacement

AK50049 is a genuine mechanical timer for Baumatic ovens. Unlike an electronic clock, a mechanical timer is set by turning its dial and counts down with an internal mechanism. On some ovens it's a simple minute minder with a bell, and on others it also switches the oven off when time runs out. Check which kind your oven has and confirm AK50049 on the old timer before ordering.

Mechanical oven timer faults

Inside the timer, a spring or motor driven mechanism turns a set of cams that ring a bell and, on switching versions, open a pair of contacts at the end of the countdown. Heat from the oven dries out the lubricant and wears the gears, so timers start running slow, stop part way, fail to ring or won't return to zero. On a switching timer, contacts that stick open can stop the oven heating at all. A knob that turns with no resistance usually points to a broken mechanism.

Part details

• Genuine part AK50049
• Mechanical oven timer
• For Baumatic ovens, check your number
• Confirm whether your oven uses a minute minder or a switching timer

Replacing the timer

Turn the oven off at the switchboard. If the timer has wires connected, the oven's wiring is involved and a licensed electrician should do the job. Pull off the timer knob, remove the control panel and note how the timer mounts. Photograph any connections, fit the new timer the same way, then refit the knob and check it counts down and rings.

Questions about this part

My oven won't heat unless the timer is set. Is that normal?

Some ovens with switching timers need the timer set to a manual or hand position before they will heat. If yours won't heat in that position either, the timer contacts may have failed and a new AK50049 could be the fix.