I have the Bradley digital smoker, 6 rack version (BTDS108P). I recently used the smoker with some whole chickens. I set it up, turned it on, and then went about my daily schedule. I returned a couple hours later to check on the unit and it was cold. The smoker had quit working. Both the smoker side and the oven side had turned off. I tried to restart the smoker, but it immediately shut off. This smoker has used the same power outlet for 3-4 years. It has not been moved, or been subject to moisture/rain, etc. To troubleshoot the problem, I disconnected the digital smoke generator (DSG) and plugged external power directly into the smoker box. I had no problem reaching temperatures of 275 F or so.
I removed the digital smoker generator from the smoker box. I cleaned up the unit. I used pressurized air to blow out the digital smoke generator completely.
I reinstalled the DSG to the smoker box and attempted to operate the smoker. I turned on the oven side of the Bradley and it worked as normal. But once I pushed the button to start the smoker side of the DSG, it immediately shut down the DSG. Please help me troubleshoot what the problem is. I think my only recourse is to replace the complete digital smoke generator, or find the faulty part, or just scrape this whole smoker. Any suggestions will be appreciated. I hope I posted this correctly. Thank you.