Suspecting too-cool (and too slow roasts) during the winter, I pulled apart my B&D popper and short-circuited the thermostat today. (got some pics if you want)
I dont know how much difference it made though, I still seem to struggle to get hot enough - I dont think I could make it burn the beans if I left it on forver... I remembered that I had the temperature probe for the weekend (see Sunbeam EM5800 thread), so I stuck it in for a batch - 150g of PNG peaberry.
1st crack ~4:30-5:00 at ~195-205 degrees. I waited til about 10 minutes, heard a couple of 2nd crack pops in the meantime, but the temp reading only got to ~217 before flatlining and the beans never got really black...
I guess we could be talking probe error here, but I was hoping to see it get hotter than that. What temps should I be seeing in a popper? I was expecting (hoping) up around 240...
Where to from here? fan mods? more beans? upgrade to a different method?
I dont know how much difference it made though, I still seem to struggle to get hot enough - I dont think I could make it burn the beans if I left it on forver... I remembered that I had the temperature probe for the weekend (see Sunbeam EM5800 thread), so I stuck it in for a batch - 150g of PNG peaberry.
1st crack ~4:30-5:00 at ~195-205 degrees. I waited til about 10 minutes, heard a couple of 2nd crack pops in the meantime, but the temp reading only got to ~217 before flatlining and the beans never got really black...
I guess we could be talking probe error here, but I was hoping to see it get hotter than that. What temps should I be seeing in a popper? I was expecting (hoping) up around 240...
Where to from here? fan mods? more beans? upgrade to a different method?

. Have you tried various means of restricting the air-flow? Maybe just use something roughnready to prove the principle then knock up something more professional looking later on. Thats all I did with my old Mistral (still going strong).... works great in Summer but in Winter, like yours, doesnt quite get hot enough.
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