I have one of the older 4 rack smokers. Just went through an ordeal getting the heat section working, and now the smoke generator isn't working. First it blew a fuse. After fuse was replaced the wood heater gets hot, but not hot enough to make it smoke. How can it halfway work?
Dale
Do you have it on an extension cord? If so, try plugging it direct. Are there a number of items on the same circuit? The bradley is fickle about the power it shares.
In addition to Gus' post, I have concerns about why the fuse would have blown. Recheck and make sure your wire connections are secure. Also did you replace the fuse with the correct size; 10A.
Try cleaning the burner top. If gunk or carbon build up on the plate it will not allow the heat to get to the pucks.
The smoker is plugged directly to the outlet. The same one I have always used. I cleaned the heater very well. The replacement fuse was 10 AMP and it did not blow. The main heater in the box is working fine. I opened up the smoke generator box and don't see anything wrong.
What should the resistance measure for the heating pad?
The heater now does not heat at all. All the wires and connectors look fine. I un-coupled the connector on the wires that go into the heating pad. The connector was reading 110 volts.
So, it seems the heating pad itself is bad. Right? I put the meter in the heating pad side RX1 of the connector and I get no needle movement at all.
Sounds like its toast. You should have some resistance
No needle movement means your heater is burnt out, no continuity.
sounds like you have a bad puck burner
Thanks guys.
I just tore the thing apart and will order a new one tomorrow. I see the replacement has 2 separate electrical connectors rather than the single one the old one has. I hope they have an adapter.
There won't be much I have not replaced on this machine now.