Hi, The switch to turn my unit on and off and change fan speeds doesn't work reliably, it seems the nob must be slipping and not turning the switch, what can I do?
Thanks for the breakdown video - this was really helpful, especially because I had been thinking about adding a temp probe! Also, nice Lambretta (or is it a Serveta?) in the back there!
Thanks for the video. I purchased a Popper on 11/25/21. I measured from the top of the plastic housing including the clear plastic top to the bottom of the heating chamber at 10.5 inches. I do not see how 13.5 inches would work. I received my answer via email I was thinking inches not centimeters. Tom mention 13.5 I assumed inches by mistake.
Just finished a roast on the Popper. The fan started audibly slowing down nearing the end of the roast and was (very very low) during the 3-minute cooling cycle. As a matter of background, I don't run long roasts and have been very diligent regarding cooling between individual roasts (15 minutes of idle time between, and also adding a second 3-minute cooling cycle as well). I also use a pastry brush to whisk away chaff so it doesn't get sucked into the bottom during the roast. Is the machine designed to slow the fan down if the temperature cutoff is reached? I'm wondering if the fan is going kaput...
I use the Nostalgia popcorn popper that I bought from Sweet Marias to do my coffee roasting. I have modified it and added the thermocouple that you sell. It has served me well and I have done many roasts with it. However, since it is a popcorn popper and not a coffee roaster, I am expecting the unit to die at any time. Are the heater and fan in The Popper more robust than the heater and fan found in your average popcorn popper Like the Nostalgia? Also, why didn't you include a thermocouple with a temperature readout in The Popper? Was it to keep the cost down or some other reason(s)?
Popcorn poppers still made with 1450 watts power. I am surprised the popper the roaster has onlyb1150 watts. Hope it is increased in future versions. Thermostat : a pop corn popper thermostat cant be used in roaster . It should be rated at 250 c . Otherwise machine is designed and built well.
Yes you are right, there are some 1450 watt, but as far as I know, not with the roast chamber cyclone design. they issue heat from a vent in the bottom upward. There are ways to adapt them for coffee so they don't roast too fast, and they need an extension roast tube on top to keep excess coffee in. I use a glass chimney. To control heat and air flow you have to rewire the AC heat coil separate from the DC fan, but info on this is online, and using Arduino / Phidget to log / control heat can lead to some good control of roast. FYI Popper is 1200 watt appliance.
@@popperisacoffeeroaster6888 Try to increase to 1800 watts in the next model For popcorn 1200 itself too much. But this marketed as coffee roaster. So you should compete with freshroast. Ofcourse there is assiciated cost but you should consider winter and dark roast . Also next model should be atlease 150 gms or if possible 200 gms.
Thank you! I do have a design question. As I and others have found the power is discrete not variable. I assume the variable resistor was just cheaper than putting in a multi-position switch. And too hard to build the circuit to make power variable?
@Popper is a Coffee Roaster yes. They dont rotate the beans but blow them. But here it is redesigned for coffee roaster. So ax1450 with a cyclone and av250 c thermostat is the way to go. All are available in commercial quantities. Thanks for listening and responding.
Thank you, thank you. I do want to attach a digital temp meter, so I will be watching this many times before I do it. Thanks.
This is cool
Hi, The switch to turn my unit on and off and change fan speeds doesn't work reliably, it seems the nob must be slipping and not turning the switch, what can I do?
continuing to enjoy using my popper, after 50 successful batches to date!
Thanks for the breakdown video - this was really helpful, especially because I had been thinking about adding a temp probe! Also, nice Lambretta (or is it a Serveta?) in the back there!
yeah - 74 servetta! the temp probe is really really helpful
Thanks for the video. I purchased a Popper on 11/25/21. I measured from the top of the plastic housing including the clear plastic top to the bottom of the heating chamber at 10.5 inches. I do not see how 13.5 inches would work. I received my answer via email I was thinking inches not centimeters. Tom mention 13.5 I assumed inches by mistake.
It's centimeters - sorry if i said inches.
Just finished a roast on the Popper. The fan started audibly slowing down nearing the end of the roast and was (very very low) during the 3-minute cooling cycle. As a matter of background, I don't run long roasts and have been very diligent regarding cooling between individual roasts (15 minutes of idle time between, and also adding a second 3-minute cooling cycle as well). I also use a pastry brush to whisk away chaff so it doesn't get sucked into the bottom during the roast. Is the machine designed to slow the fan down if the temperature cutoff is reached? I'm wondering if the fan is going kaput...
It's officially dead in the water... the fan won't spin at all :^(
Did you contact SM for replacement Brian?
@@popperisacoffeeroaster6888 Yes, it was graciously replaced and the new one is working well. Thank you :^)
I use the Nostalgia popcorn popper that I bought from Sweet Marias to do my coffee roasting. I have modified it and added the thermocouple that you sell. It has served me well and I have done many roasts with it. However, since it is a popcorn popper and not a coffee roaster, I am expecting the unit to die at any time. Are the heater and fan in The Popper more robust than the heater and fan found in your average popcorn popper Like the Nostalgia? Also, why didn't you include a thermocouple with a temperature readout in The Popper? Was it to keep the cost down or some other reason(s)?
Popcorn poppers still made with 1450 watts power. I am surprised the popper the roaster has onlyb1150 watts. Hope it is increased in future versions.
Thermostat : a pop corn popper thermostat cant be used in roaster . It should be rated at 250 c .
Otherwise machine is designed and built well.
Yes you are right, there are some 1450 watt, but as far as I know, not with the roast chamber cyclone design. they issue heat from a vent in the bottom upward. There are ways to adapt them for coffee so they don't roast too fast, and they need an extension roast tube on top to keep excess coffee in. I use a glass chimney. To control heat and air flow you have to rewire the AC heat coil separate from the DC fan, but info on this is online, and using Arduino / Phidget to log / control heat can lead to some good control of roast. FYI Popper is 1200 watt appliance.
@@popperisacoffeeroaster6888
Try to increase to 1800 watts in the next model
For popcorn 1200 itself too much. But this marketed as coffee roaster. So you should compete with freshroast.
Ofcourse there is assiciated cost but you should consider winter and dark roast . Also next model should be atlease 150 gms or if possible 200 gms.
Thank you! I do have a design question. As I and others have found the power is discrete not variable. I assume the variable resistor was just cheaper than putting in a multi-position switch. And too hard to build the circuit to make power variable?
@Popper is a Coffee Roaster yes. They dont rotate the beans but blow them. But here it is redesigned for coffee roaster. So ax1450 with a cyclone and av250 c thermostat is the way to go. All are available in commercial quantities.
Thanks for listening and responding.