Puck Advance slider won't move

[FLBentRider]

The puck advance slider on my OBS is stuck in the extended position.

I hear a click when I push the puck advance, but no other sounds or motion.

[oakville smoker]

FLB

try cleaning the slide with an old toothbrish in case there is some wood particle stuck in the slide somewhere
maybe even pull  the smoke generator and give it a shake

[Pachanga]

I blow mine out with compressed air.  Paraffin on the sides of the slide contacts seems to help.

Good luck and slow smoking,

Pachanga

[pensrock]

I got to open mine up also. It does not want to return the whole way and when it does that a puck will not fall. It actually does it about every other puck, its a pain cause I have to go look at it every 20 minutes to make sure a puck moved. Sometimes I have to press the puck advance several times till a puck drops.

[ronbeaux]

Mine did that. Once. I brushed it out and hit it with air to clean it. Now I keep it brushed out.

[squirtthecat]

Ditto. I use my leaf blower to blast all the chunks back up and out the tube..   Give it a few whack as well.  This same thing happened to me on my first jerky attempt.

[FLBentRider]

I threatened it with tools.

It is now behaving.

I took it off and the smoker and took it apart (easy since it kicks off the GFI with the screws in  ??? ) and plugged it in.

The puck advance worked on the first try.

I cleaned off the puck burner and got most of the chips out of there.

[KyNola]

Sometimes you just gotta show 'em who's boss!  Kind of like women. :D :D :D  (obviously Jan's not looking over my shoulder :o)

"What's that honey?  I'll be right there".  "Why yes, I would love to go to the mall with you".  Guess I showed her huh? ;D ;D

KyNola

[FLBentRider]

"Why yes, I would love to go to the mall with you"

I wish there was a Cabelas/Outdoor World/Gander Mtn near the Mall...

[ArnieM]

Glad you got it going FLBR.  The pucks really do 'shed' a lot and can crud up the SG.