Rules and Guidelines
Want to participate in the discussions? Please read our Community Rules and Guidelines. Need some help? Visit Support and Answers.

  • State Not Answered
  • Locked Locked
  • Replies 24 replies
  • Subscribers 15 subscribers
  • Views 2744 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
You may also be interested in
This discussion has been locked.
You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion

Blown AC - AC Adaptor

Former Community Member
Former Community Member

 

I hope you can help me.

I have a Broil King BBQ which has 3 under lid lights as well as 9 LED lights on the dials.

 Now in the 4 years I have owned this BBQ I have replaced 4 AC -AC Adaptors, all supplied by Broil King.

The adaptors they send all blow from inside out, and I have attached the images.

Some of you have probably seen something like it before and immediately have an idea as to why.

My thoughts are, lack of ventilation and they are packed with a black resin.

 The original Adaptor supplied was 1600mA as were 2 replacements, but the latest one to fail was 1700mA

Unfortunately I do not have a working adapter to enable me to measure the current drawn, but I do remember taking the measurement last year and thought the 1700mA was too low.

bd7e35deec616ca6d95b1b76f5c097d6-huge-1.jpg
Blown Adaptors

Something sticks in my head that the current drawn was 2900mA, but I could be wrong.
 

f15a8dcf8cee335e7f6d6386f57501d9-huge-label.jpg
d6fbe53d178cbe6b6d5fc1fef14eee7b-huge-dw.jpg
The Wiring Diagram

 

Parents
  • 0

    It sounds like typical Chinese poor build quality. (Value engineering). Did the original power supply get hot?  Or was it near to a heat source? There is a 130 degree C thermal fuse in the units, perhaps that has opened. If the power supplies were supplied with the main appliance they should be man enough to perform reliably. The output is 12 Volts A.C. Perhaps try a new 12 Volt A.C. power supply rated at 3 Amps or more. The polarity is unimportant as the supply to the lights is A.C. Ensure that the new power supply is suitably fused or has current limitation.

     

    Z.

Reply
  • 0

    It sounds like typical Chinese poor build quality. (Value engineering). Did the original power supply get hot?  Or was it near to a heat source? There is a 130 degree C thermal fuse in the units, perhaps that has opened. If the power supplies were supplied with the main appliance they should be man enough to perform reliably. The output is 12 Volts A.C. Perhaps try a new 12 Volt A.C. power supply rated at 3 Amps or more. The polarity is unimportant as the supply to the lights is A.C. Ensure that the new power supply is suitably fused or has current limitation.

     

    Z.

Children
No Data

Community Rules & Guidelines