Larry R Athens , IL July 18, 2015 Appliance: General Electric Electric Range JB850SP2SS Ge Range Jb850sp2ss: Center element was burned out and the outside element was still working. How to replace Cooktop Radiant Heating Element. Replaced the complete element and while removing the old one seen that one of the terminals had burned off so pitched the element and replaced the terminal on the wiring and installed the new element purchased fromAppliancePartsPros.com and now have a working element 23 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes