not hot enough

[drdale]

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

[GusRobin]

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.

[Habanero Smoker]

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.

[pensrock]

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.

[drdale]

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?

[drdale]

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.

[devo]

Sounds like its toast. You should have some resistance

[GBIceman]

No needle movement means your heater is burnt out, no continuity.

[beefmann]

sounds like you have a bad puck burner

[drdale]

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.