Four or more coils driven together give the NITP068UC its party trick. Bosch describes it as a Benchmark flex induction cooktop of 30 inches, now discontinued and shown as unavailable on its US page, whose zones link into a single large cooking area instead of being used one by one.
Flex induction turns the surface into something like a griddle plate on demand, and it also makes diagnosis interesting, because what the owner sees as one big surface is several coils underneath. If one coil in a linked area gives out, the rest keep working and the patch is uneven.
Owners often read a missing link as a failure, but it usually means the pan is not covering the zones the way the cooktop needs. Sustained flex cooking also stresses cooling and thermal protection. On a visit we try the pan placement first, then test the coils separately and watch for protective shutdowns.
One of the coils in the linked area may have failed while the others work. We test each coil separately to find which one and give a written price before replacing anything.
The pan probably does not span the linked zones the way the cooktop expects. Try centering it across them, using a flat magnetic base. If it still will not link, call us.
It can stress the cooling and trigger thermal protection, especially if airflow underneath is limited. Keep the space below clear and let the cooktop rest if it shuts down.
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