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04-06-2014, 12:23 PM | #1 |
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A sad day in the gumby household
The Poppery that I bought for $2 and have used since I started roasting coffee over a decade ago finally gave up the ghost.
I've had to break out my $5 backup Poppery and now only have a Poppery II in reserve. Drink a cup of good java to a roasting machine's great contributions to fine coffee.
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04-06-2014, 12:34 PM | #2 |
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My condolences
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04-06-2014, 01:27 PM | #3 |
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Robert, if you can figure out what part caused the failure, I can most likely send you a replacement. My old Popperys don't get tossed, they get torn down for parts.
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But here's the weird thing: the replacement did the same thing. The only change today was that because of the rain I was using a different plug with a long extension cord. So I'm hoping that when I am able to again just plug it in without an extension cord that will resurrect it. Keeping my fingers crossed. Interesting side note: the Poppery I've been using has a brown on/off switch to match the back plate. The replacement looks identical with the exception that the on/off switch is white. Probably no way of knowing but it makes me wonder what year each was made.
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04-06-2014, 04:35 PM | #6 |
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That may very well be the problem right there, Robert. OPs pull 1500w, which is a hell of a lot of current to suck through a typical extension cord. Bet you'll find the issue resolved when you're back to working without the current drop you'll have gotten from the cord.
Question: Did you happen to touch the extension cord after the OP had been running for a while? If so, I bet you'll have found it to be pretty hot...
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04-06-2014, 05:11 PM | #7 |
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It was indeed
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When I roasted I used a Variac to help with the voltage as I could tell when the appliances in the house were cycling on and off.Small things can make a big difference.
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Sooooo, can we say "poppery goes the weasel?"
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