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 £3,000 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.
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.
Now I thought that I could go ‘belt and braces’ and just purchase a 5000mA (5A) 12v 60VA AC /AC Power Adaptor, but I've been told that it could damage my BBQ.
What I was actually told was 'The 5000ma adaptor you mention could damage your BBQ as AC output adaptors do not have a regulated output and the voltage supplied could rise when using it with a product that requires a lot less than 5000ma'
So I am a little bit stuck, Broil King (in Canada) have not answered my email enquiry to them.
I was looking at UK site which sells adaptors, but I am not so sure that they want to risk giving me technical advice.
I mentioned above the 5000mA adaptor, but they also have a 2500mA & 3000mA adaptors
Now in the 4 years I have owned this £3,000 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.
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.
Now I thought that I could go ‘belt and braces’ and just purchase a 5000mA (5A) 12v 60VA AC /AC Power Adaptor, but I've been told that it could damage my BBQ.
What I was actually told was 'The 5000ma adaptor you mention could damage your BBQ as AC output adaptors do not have a regulated output and the voltage supplied could rise when using it with a product that requires a lot less than 5000ma'
So I am a little bit stuck, Broil King (in Canada) have not answered my email enquiry to them.
I was looking at UK site which sells adaptors, but I am not so sure that they want to risk giving me technical advice.
I mentioned above the 5000mA adaptor, but they also have a 2500mA & 3000mA adaptors
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