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Got the new tank yesterday put the battery in and all was well played with it for five mins shut it down took the battery out and gave it a five hour charge.
Just came home from work put the battery in turned on the smoker for the first time (new clear type) there was a funny noise and I noticed one of the cogs on the smoker had fallen to the bottom of the smoker.aaaarrrgh. then the battery gave up after 5 mins what the hell?
Can I just say I in no way blame Dominique for this I am waiting for a return email....but it's bloody frustrating and just my luck.

Oh wow thats no good. The smoker is an easy fix so is the battery but I understand what you mean. What battery are you using and what charger?

The standard charger and a 2000 battery

400 may charger

edpanzer wrote:The standard charger and a 2000 battery

400 may charger

I never use the batteries or chargers that come with the tanks they take too long to charge, die too fast and seem to just go bad. Do you have another charger to try the battery on? If not you may want to invest in one, they're like $40. Mine will charge a 5100mah battery from dead to full in about an hour and then the 5100mah battery gives me about an hour of run time.

When you hear back from her see if she can do anything with the battery and a partial refund, as for the smoker just ask for a new one.

No its my first tank. Expected the battery to last longer than 5 mins

I'll look at buying a decent charger and battery but wait till Dom gets back to me first can't really afford it lol sons just told us last night he has got his girlfriend of a few months pregnant as well...not my bloody week.

edpanzer wrote:I'll look at buying a decent charger and battery but wait till Dom gets back to me first can't really afford it lol sons just told us last night he has got his girlfriend of a few months pregnant as well...not my bloody week.

I'd say your son is gonna be broke for the next 18 years at least.

Good Morning, Ed,
Deep Breathes, Sir. The tank is an easy fix at least. A better battery and charger and a new smoker will have it right as rain.
regards,
Painless

Battery problem solved.. It works fine now just had a good 20 odd minutes in the garden with it and its still got more ( I got too cold to stay out any longer) so now its just the smoker

New smoker on the way... Kind of excited I get to fiddle now