bypass plug

[trapperbruce]

   can i make my own bypass plug ..ive built my own cold box  but am needing plug..ive got a few old ac adapters with the same size end as is on the regular cord ..im wondering if i can just cut the cord off the adapter and twist the ends of the 2 wires together to get a bypass.. maybe im out to lunch with this idea  i dont know 
                                                                          thanks   <'))))><   bruce

[KevinG]

I ohmed mine out and there's about an 85k ohm resistance. I don't think they just cross the wires.

[KyNola]

Bruce,
I am terribly not electronically inclined.  I still think that LED stands for "little electronic dude" but it seems to me that I recall a couple of our electro gurus talking about what was needed to make the plug.  It seemed to be a very simple process.  I'm sure one of them will come along and give you all the needed info.

KyNola

[OU812]

From what I can remember you need a 100 k ohm resistor between the two wires, or if you have two adapters you can cut the adapter cords and twist them together so you have two of the same ends.

[HawkeyeSmokes]

From what I can remember you need a 100 k ohm resistor between the two wires, or if you have two adapters you can cut the adapter cords and twist them together so you have two of the same ends.

Bruce, OU812 has it right.

If you have a couple of those old adapters, you can splice them together and make a longer cord. That way your smoker will still show the temp of the tower. Just make sure that if you do that, the polarity is the same as the factory cord. Just using one and twisting the ends together won't work from what I have read.

[Mr Walleye]

Bruce

You can just splice in as much wire as you need in it. The Bradley uses a thermistor so it is just regular wire. I used some speaker wire to extend mine and it works fine.

If you still want to make a bypass plug here is a post we had going on it a while back. I made a couple of them and they are very simple to build.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=9164.msg97088#msg97088

Mike

[pensrock]

Follow the instructions, very easy to make. I made a longer cord using two plugs and made several bypass plugs using a 100 ohm resistor and a plug. If you can get a 1/8 watt resistor it will fit inside the plug cap.

[trapperbruce]

WOW  thanks for all the answers ..i spent hrs looking through stuff on here looking for an answer(i was side tracked 80% of the time though) but didn't know exactly what to search for i guess.may try both ways if i can find a resistor..guess it boils down to even just cutting original cord and splicing in a piece if need be..but im got a couple of ends i can use .

i dont know what a resister looks like ..does it splice into the plug in ..will probably figure it out when i get one
                                 thanks again  <'))))><  bruce

[pensrock]

You need to solder the resistor onto the plug or the wires.

[trapperbruce]

  hmmmm ...i got a package of 150 resistors ....wow hard to find the right one outa that ..magnifying glass is definitely needed ..got the 77 degrees reading so must of found the right one...and it works..- 25 c  out there now so dont suppose ill need the cold adapter tomorrow to do a ham.

i got a couple more connectors to and was going to make a longer cord but i dont think ill need that..now that i see this one works fine

   thanks all   <'))))><  bruce

[OU812]

Sweet

Glad to here you got er done