jackalope wrote:Alpha, may be worth a shot to try the H/L smoker with the separate battery since I already built the KT to hold 2 of them and the wiring is in place for the smoker. Well until parts come in for the super smoker rebuild.
Strmnd54, that tube is a good idea! No smoke from it until the level drops and then smoke. Just not sure how to use it in the super smokers body.
I think the RX cuts the voltage to the smoker... then the smoker itself has two diodes before the board... hooking it direct gave it more juice I guess...but it poured out more smoke that it would hooked up the stock way...thing is proportionals won't really work hooked direct as there isn't a variation to feed off of
What might be a better plan ...is to hook the smoker on a separate independent circuit then hook just the fan to the RX hooked to a proportional board that way the fan would get the varied power feed...anyway this part is just a thought that popped into my mind now lol
jagman62 wrote:Hi,strmd54,could you tell me what resistor you are using & where did you buy them from,I have been looking for wire wound resistors but seem hard to find,Ian
I used 14 Ohms 1 Watt wire wound resistances in most of my mods...They're not available anymore from my seller; but I have a couple left...
P.M. me your mailing address and I'll send you those with kevlar wick..
Cheers...Norm
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jackalope wrote:Alpha, may be worth a shot to try the H/L smoker with the separate battery since I already built the KT to hold 2 of them and the wiring is in place for the smoker. Well until parts come in for the super smoker rebuild.
Strmnd54, that tube is a good idea! No smoke from it until the level drops and then smoke. Just not sure how to use it in the super smokers body.
I think the RX cuts the voltage to the smoker... then the smoker itself has two diodes before the board... hooking it direct gave it more juice I guess...but it poured out more smoke that it would hooked up the stock way...thing is proportionals won't really work hooked direct as there isn't a variation to feed off of
What might be a better plan ...is to hook the smoker on a separate independent circuit then hook just the fan to the RX hooked to a proportional board that way the fan would get the varied power feed...anyway this part is just a thought that popped into my mind now lol
ALPHA
The RX is using a bi-polar transistor to switch "on" and "off" the smoker...There is a drop of 0.7 Volts due to that transistor...
To get better results; I used to connect the heater element of the smoker to the power switch; and the pumping system ( fan, piston; or both) to the RX...
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jackalope wrote:Alpha, may be worth a shot to try the H/L smoker with the separate battery since I already built the KT to hold 2 of them and the wiring is in place for the smoker. Well until parts come in for the super smoker rebuild.
Strmnd54, that tube is a good idea! No smoke from it until the level drops and then smoke. Just not sure how to use it in the super smokers body.
I think the RX cuts the voltage to the smoker... then the smoker itself has two diodes before the board... hooking it direct gave it more juice I guess...but it poured out more smoke that it would hooked up the stock way...thing is proportionals won't really work hooked direct as there isn't a variation to feed off of
What might be a better plan ...is to hook the smoker on a separate independent circuit then hook just the fan to the RX hooked to a proportional board that way the fan would get the varied power feed...anyway this part is just a thought that popped into my mind now lol
ALPHA
The RX is using a bi-polar transistor to switch "on" and "off" the smoker...There is a drop of 0.7 Volts due to that transistor...
To get better results; I used to connect the heater element of the smoker to the power switch; and the pumping system ( fan, piston; or both) to the RX...
Yes...I would imagine that is the same effect as running it off it's own power supply... I would say the upside to running it off a independent battery is that it won't drain the one used for powering the tank...
The Super Smoker gets wired in line with a set of motor leads thats how the fan is controlled to make it proportional. The battery is then wired in place of the RX this way the heating element gets straight 7.2 volts. It does work very well set up like this as the heating element heats up very fast and with in moments the smoke is coming out, hit the throttle and it POURS out of the exhaust!
I'm getting new replacement parts from Saxon and when they come in I will re-build the smoker once again and report back as to how well it works.
