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I just bought an old dusty A88B ($40 + gas) with ok ceramics but with a creamed power box. It appears to have fallen onto its side (the 4 way switches are crushed and unrecognizable). At $40-60 ea, I"m hesitant to buy new ones only to encounter other problems. The sitter looks weary as well but only seems a bit rusty. Could I finesse the funky 50 year old electronics by simply operating the two element sets as two separate 120 V (30A) circuits each driven by its own modern 'infinite' power controller (variacs or TBD) per the attached jpg? Obviously each would have to be on it's own dedicated 120 v circuit. In addition, since there would now be two circuits, the sitter would have to drive a relay to switch both. A timer would be nice but I could live with cones (& vigilance) since I only need 1100F or so. If practical, can anyone suggest some low cost but adequate controllers and relays (and a timer)? Thx J