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Bradley Smokers => The Digital Smokers (BTDS76P & BTDS108P) => Topic started by: bigbucks on January 02, 2012, 10:20:06 AM

Title: Heating element crapped out
Post by: bigbucks on January 02, 2012, 10:20:06 AM
My four rack dbs heating element just crapped out with a full load of salmon in it,so I finished with a cold smoke and fired it into the dehydrator so nothing was lost just some pride in my Bradley LOL.I think I am going to replace it with a 900 watt strip heater.

                                                                   Bigbucks
Title: Re: Heating element crapped out
Post by: beefmann on January 02, 2012, 12:37:06 PM
also with the 900 watt element, run it  with a blower and Pid

here is my  heater mod that i have ran sense 2008  with no problems

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=17329.0

hope it helps from the original 900 watt heater mod
Title: Re: Heating element crapped out
Post by: bigbucks on January 02, 2012, 01:00:57 PM
Thanks Beefmann for your insight,just wondering with me having a dbs what would be the advant
age of going to a pdi?

Bigbucks
Title: Re: Heating element crapped out
Post by: bigbucks on January 02, 2012, 01:35:13 PM
I mean PID LOL.
Title: Re: Heating element crapped out
Post by: beefmann on January 02, 2012, 01:39:34 PM
if you  have a digital, then I do not think you  would have to, My only concern would be the digital control would not be able to handle the additional 400 watts.... 500 compared to 900 i would check with others that have the digital control or bradly to see if  the digatal can handle the 900 watt.. I believe it is fused at 10 amps so it  should
Title: Re: Heating element crapped out
Post by: bigbucks on January 02, 2012, 02:22:25 PM
OK I will check that out,thanks and happy new year!
Title: Re: Heating element crapped out
Post by: beefmann on January 02, 2012, 04:54:04 PM
happy new year
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