How do I power the Poppery 1's fan separately?

by **noah** on Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:11 pm

Perhaps it is a silly question, but my Poppery II roaster is now dead (the kids spilled applesauce into it), so I got a P1 to replace it. With the P2, I had the whole unit hooked up to a variac, but this time around, I would like to have the fan going at full power the whole time. Is this as simple as getting a power cord and splicing the fan wires to it?

Thanks,
Noah

by **Whale** on Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:55 pm

Hello Noah.

It is almost as simple as you say. Once you open the P1 you will see that splitting the fan and the heater is very easy. Make sure that you have the right wires and split the circuits in 2. I have just added a two wire cord for the fan and connected it to a light dimmer. The element cord goes into the Variac.

There is a lot of good info here:
http://members.shaw.ca/espressomio/COFFEEMENU.HTML and here http://www.homeroasters.org/php/forum/v...ead_id=270.

by **randytsuch** on Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:08 pm

I drilled a hole in the plastic, and ran a 2nd power cord in for the fan.

The homeroaster link looks like a good guide for what to actually do.

When I seperated the fan power in mine, I also removed the thermostat. I would recommend doing something about the thermostat,the hr link also addresses this.

Randy


Contact Us	Legal disclaimer and copyright: This content and all its parts are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Content including all text and images in part or in whole may not be reproduced in any electronic or printed medium without prior permission. Home-Barista, Home-Barista.com and related logos are trademarks of Home-Barista.com, LLC. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. By accessing this site, you agree to the terms of service. Overall speed: , current page: s, avg: s, max: s