Bubba puck too heavy????

Gizmo · September 13, 2008, 04:57:15 PM

Basically it is just removing the screws that hold the clam shell together. If you look at the last two pictures from the post I did, you see the back side of the slide area. The brass looking post in the middle of the picture is the connection rod between the motor arm (below the slide area not seen) and the puck pusher. There was another post by a forum member that I believe mentioned if your advance was out of sequence, that pulling the plug on the unit during the cycle and then plugging it back in would get the unit to cycle correctly. May have to do it a couple of times. I will try to find the post and will put a link here if I find it.

Gizmo · September 13, 2008, 08:46:42 PM

Here is the thread I was referring to on partial cycles.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=6363.msg61696#msg61696

Ed1978 · September 13, 2008, 09:43:42 PM

Nope, the partial cycles reset doesn't work. I also tried the cycle reset method from Hab's reply. Both didn't help. I'm still having the issue. One thing I notice is that, when the arm is pushing, it is touching the floor so it's kinda moving in stutter. Sometimes it will stop halfway, then it will retract and pushing all the way on the second try. Sometimes it will push all the way on the first try but with stutter movement because the armo is touching/rubbing the floor below the arm.

I guess I'll try calling Bradley customer service on Monday. Hopefully their warranty would cover it, I mean I just purchased it 2.5 months ago >:(

Gizmo · September 13, 2008, 10:57:44 PM

Bradley has great service. If you want, you can pull the shell apart and clean off the parts. That might fix the problem. Either way, Bradley will fix you up.

Habanero Smoker · September 14, 2008, 02:08:51 AM

Ed;

I was going to say the binding is also a sign of the motor running in the wrong direction (out of sync), but I see it didn't work when you tried it. The reference that Gizmo posted is the same method that is posted in the FAQ's, it just clears up a few things.

Ed1978 · September 15, 2008, 12:05:10 PM

I just called Bradley regarding the smoke generator. OMG, they're sending me a new smoke generator and I don't even have to send the old one back. Once I got the new smoke generator, I'll try to open the old one and see if I can somehow fix it. If it's fixable, I'll end up with two smoke generator :)

beefmann · September 18, 2008, 10:58:20 AM

once again bradley has great customer service

Beefmann

Ed1978 · September 22, 2008, 10:28:23 AM

Got the new smoke generator from Bradley 5 days after I called them :) It works flawlessly, the feeder arm pushes completely once, not like my old generator. I think I won't be using the bubba puck anymore, scared I'm gonna break it again :)

I'll play around with the old one and see if I can somehow fix it :)

nickld · December 15, 2008, 07:49:15 PM

I've never had a problem using three Bubba Pucks. However they do add considerable weight to the stack. If I'm near by when a puck advances I hear it. My only concern is that the added weight may put extra strain on the motor that advances the pucks due to the added weight and friction. At this time I am not going to stop using them though.

~Nick

NePaSmoKer · December 15, 2008, 07:52:45 PM

Drill them bubbas

nepas

Wildcat · December 16, 2008, 12:07:58 PM

I only have two Bubba's. I put and old wood puck on top of the 2 Bubba's. No weight problem for me. ;D

Brisket Lover · December 16, 2008, 12:32:36 PM

That is a good idea, drilling them. I have 3 but don't have the smoker yet. Its shipping soon. I may see about drilling them before I use them.

Bubba puck too heavy????

beefmann

NePaSmoKer