Time to get back on topic, eh?

 

I think the sugar is too hot.

I think the sugar is too hot.

Ya you might be right and I have lowered the temp but when I do turn it a little bit it will stop making the cotton candy. Maybe I should try a new Knob for the heat?

 

Time to get back on topic, eh?

Certainly correct. The very fist thing to know is how fat it is supposed to spin. I once had to run one of those machines and they do spin really fast. The thread of molten sugar is supported by the vortex as it accumulates. And that vortex sort of suspend the thread.
So the very first question is "how fast SHOULD it be spinning", followed by "how hot should the sugar heater be."
The one other thing that I recall is that it was was rather important to have some things clean.
So probably the most important part is to understand exactly how it is supposed to be working. Maybe read the instruction book???

 

Sorry if off target again but you have to love that fuse on the front panel labeled "Insurance".

 

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Certainly correct. The very fist thing to know is how fat it is supposed to spin. I once had to run one of those machines and they do spin really fast. The thread of molten sugar is supported by the vortex as it accumulates. And that vortex sort of suspend the thread.
So the very first question is "how fast SHOULD it be spinning", followed by "how hot should the sugar heater be."
The one other thing that I recall is that it was was rather important to have some things clean.
So probably the most important part is to understand exactly how it is supposed to be working. Maybe read the instruction book???

If it had came with one then I would have read it by now. I have looked online a little bit and found some tips on how to run it better but so far nothing has worked.

 

Time to get back on topic, eh?

Oh no! just when an incipient Yaakov would start taking nice pictures and maybe Ron reloading his own ammo .. we are requested to go back to subject.

 

Plug half the holes in the spinner and it will produce at half the speed. But, the sugar will stay in the cup twice as long and more likely to scorch/char

 

Plug half the holes in the spinner and it will produce at half the speed. But, the sugar will stay in the cup twice as long and more likely to scorch/char

The rate of productionwa not the issue. The T wa concerned about how fast it was spinning.

 

The rate of productionwa not the issue. The T wa concerned about how fast it was spinning.

Which, if you had read the thread, he is only concerned about because the rate of production is faster than he can keep up with.

...and I can not keep up with the cotton candy and I have never had this problem before.

 

The rate of productionwa not the issue. The T wa concerned about how fast it was spinning.

That’s kind of insulting to the OP People aren’t so stupid that they just look at the spinning head and think, “gee, that’s just too fast. I need to slow that down.”

 

I think the sugar is too hot.

Or the wrong kind of sugar. It seems not all machines will work with grocery store sugar. https://askinglot.com/can-you-use-plain-sugar-in-a-cotton-candy-machine


https://www.spunparadise.com/blog/how-to-make-cotton-candy

 

Which, if you had read the thread,

Why should he ever do that? Just not his style.

 

Or the wrong kind of sugar. It seems not all machines will work with grocery store sugar. https://askinglot.com/can-you-use-plain-sugar-in-a-cotton-candy-machine


https://www.spunparadise.com/blog/how-to-make-cotton-candy

Thank You I will try different sugar and plugging half the holes. Plugging half the wholes might just work actually so I will try that first. Again thank you
P.S. I am a girl not boy

 

P.S. I am a girl not boy

We don't discriminate !

 

We don't discriminate !

But some people tend to say he, his for every thread starter.

 

Thank You I will try different sugar and plugging half the holes. Plugging half the wholes might just work actually so I will try that first. Again thank you
P.S. I am a girl not boy

I wonder if there's a spec for the hole diameter. It wouldn't surprise me that they open up with age. A new rotor with small holes might be superior to a rotor with fewer, larger holes.

Maybe this machine found its way into your hands because it's aging?

If the machine is new, I'd ask the manufacturer for help. Actually, I'd go ahead and ask either way. Somewhere there's an expert that knows exactly what's wrong.

 

New heads are $50 (novelty) to $600 (commercial). They come to end-of-life because of heater failure, not hole enlargement/steel erosion. She said it was a commercial unit and she is not likely using it on a state fair midway so it just has higher capacity than she needs.

 

I just bought one new myself very similar setup. Mine will regulate voltage fine until the heating element gets to certain temperature than it will jump up to full voltage even with the potentiometer is it lowest setting, 70-80 volts sometimes. I find this frustrating and i was wondering if anyone had any potential ideas? It does do it until running for several minute and temperature is high. Any help would be appreciated

 

Sounds like a component or device has gone temp-sensitive?
Most likely the SCR or Triac being used etc.
This is where a can of Arctic-Air spray is handy to detect these types of device failures.

 

I just bought one new myself very similar setup. Mine will regulate voltage fine until the heating element gets to certain temperature than it will jump up to full voltage even with the potentiometer is it lowest setting, 70-80 volts sometimes. I find this frustrating and i was wondering if anyone had any potential ideas? It does do it until running for several minute and temperature is high. Any help would be appreciated

My big question is "How hot does the temperature controller get?" If it gets hot then some part may indeed be breaking down. The other possibility is that the heater element may be expanding as it heats and short circuiting such that it bypasses the temperature control. Resistance heaters often do change shape as they heat. And that might even be a shock hazard. Or it may be that there is an issue with the temperature sensor.