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Faulty Popcorn Machine

Miguel Lopez

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Has anybody fixed an OFP501COKE popcorn machine?

A neighbourg of my mother bruoght one of this machines for fixing as it does not make the popcorn, but the thing is that everything seems to be OK.

The motor works, there is a heating resistance in series with the motor, so I asume this resistamce should be OK too. There is another heating resistance in parallel and its OK too, I also measured all protection devices: fuses, thermal switch, and they are OK too.

The holes for the air to flow are all open. I measured the temperaure inside the chamber, and it rises about 125 to 135 °C, but the popcorn is not made. This is really puzzling for me.

Can anybody help?

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Miguel Lopez

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Yes, I know that, they are using the right popcorn, which is sold in the shops for that purpose.
 

Minder

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From what I have read, the temperature needs to be closer to 170°C, 200°C,
Water boils at 100c but the water inside the corn needs to be super heated in order to pop the shell open.
If everything else appears to be working, I would guess it is a temp issue.
M.
 

Minder

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Just a thought, it is not a 240v machine you are running on 120v?
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Miguel Lopez

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[Minder said:
]it is not a 240v machine you are running on 120v?
Nop, it is a 120V device. What puzzle me is that the owner said that he has used many times, and then one day it stopped making popcorn.....

I would guess it is a temp issue.
I'm agree, but why?
 

Minder

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May need to do a little more reverse-engineering to find out.
Are you sure the elements are working as they should?
M.
 

Miguel Lopez

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I will test everything again this weekend to see if I found the cause. Will tell you next week.
 

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