2 heating elements

Started by BrianW, February 12, 2017, 12:41:34 PM

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BrianW

Can you put 2 of the 500w elements in series and they work properly?

Habanero Smoker

Yes!

Hopefully TedEbear will see this. He has hooked his up that way.



     I
         don't
                   inhale.
  ::)

BrianW

Thank you..
Which would be better, series or parallel?

rexster

In series is what I did when I added the second 500 watter.
Get some high temp wire, some ring terminals and you're halfway there. Toughest part was cutting a notch on both sides of the ceramic insulators for wire clearance. If you have everything laid on when you start, it's about an hour job or less, depending on how fast you can cut those notches
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BrianW


Orion

Hi Brian, here's a link to a thread detailing a second 500 watt element installation. I recommend putting them in parallel, if one burns out the other will still work.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=36796.0
It's going to take a lifetime to smoke all this.

TedEbear

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Quote from: BrianW on February 12, 2017, 12:41:34 PM
Can you put 2 of the 500w elements in series and they work properly?

I wired mine in parallal.  I used 2 pieces of 3-4" high temp wire, some uninsulated ring terminals and just connected both elements together at each end.   I have a PID controller inside the SG to control the temp.  It is recommended that if you go higher than the 500W that the Bradley was designed and tested to handle you should use a PID controller.



There are "how-to" articles on adding a second element.  Below are several links to them. 

Additional Heating Element Modification

Additional Heating Element for OBS with On/Off Control

If you want pics, you need to d/l the entire recipe site database.  You'll need Recipe_v5 and GSReader v2.8 in the thread below.

Recipe Site Download


BrianW

Thanks guys, y'all are great for helping a newbie

rexster

Quote from: BrianW on February 12, 2017, 05:01:28 PM
You have any pics rexster?

LOL
The insides are black, I don't think a camera would pick anything up
Stainless 4 rack Bradley
6 Rack DBS w/second heat element
Auber PID
7 Foot X 20" Pipe BBQ pit with offset firebox
Jenn-Air 75000 btu gas grill w/sear burner
Weber Performer charcoal grill
Portable Kitchen All Aluminum Charcoal Grill
2 MES 40" smokers
PK360 Grill
Vacmaster 320 Vacuum Chamber Sealer