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Blown AC - AC Adaptor

Former Community Member over 4 years ago

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.

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

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0 AlanShaw over 4 years ago

Legh, this needs to be AC out, I may have this wrong, but I thought Switch Mode Power Supply's were DC out.

Going back to Mike's idea of a Toroidal Transformer, and he has listed the 80VA version, is there anything to be gained by going up to the 100VA or 120VA version, going from 80VA to 120VA only increases the cost by £4.00
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0 AlanShaw over 4 years ago

Legh, this needs to be AC out, I may have this wrong, but I thought Switch Mode Power Supply's were DC out.

Going back to Mike's idea of a Toroidal Transformer, and he has listed the 80VA version, is there anything to be gained by going up to the 100VA or 120VA version, going from 80VA to 120VA only increases the cost by £4.00
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