well, iv'e had to modify my 4oz machine once again..this time not as dramatic.most here know i was using a hot air popper to supply hot air into my custom(i modified it) 4 oz machine..it's a paragon,and of course you know it doesn't come with a heated tray..just a SUPER small heat lamp..if you can even call it that..
all this time my hot air dryer has been working fairly decent..until a couple of days ago, when it decided to stop working..instead of getting a replacement i decided to experiment with another source of heat..hence here comes the heat element..the hardest part was finding a 120volt element..believe me, that's all you need..anyhow i ended up finding a cheap 120 volt single element hot plate at WALMART!!!yes once again walmart has come thru..it's essentially a "hot plate" like what you might find in a college dorm or something..there's a pic...
it didn't take that much to get it in the bottom of my machine since i had a 6" hole cut already for the air dryer..i just had to enlarge it a small bit,to get the hot plate to fit..all i can say is i am very pleased!!!it is completely adjustable,and has proven to be very effective on my test batch of popcorn..i really don't see why paragon doesn't include a heated element of some type in there machine..
the brand of hot plate is DURABLAND.it was over by the toasters,george foremans,etc..model # is WS100. sku is 681131692366..
brickie

all this time my hot air dryer has been working fairly decent..until a couple of days ago, when it decided to stop working..instead of getting a replacement i decided to experiment with another source of heat..hence here comes the heat element..the hardest part was finding a 120volt element..believe me, that's all you need..anyhow i ended up finding a cheap 120 volt single element hot plate at WALMART!!!yes once again walmart has come thru..it's essentially a "hot plate" like what you might find in a college dorm or something..there's a pic...
it didn't take that much to get it in the bottom of my machine since i had a 6" hole cut already for the air dryer..i just had to enlarge it a small bit,to get the hot plate to fit..all i can say is i am very pleased!!!it is completely adjustable,and has proven to be very effective on my test batch of popcorn..i really don't see why paragon doesn't include a heated element of some type in there machine..
the brand of hot plate is DURABLAND.it was over by the toasters,george foremans,etc..model # is WS100. sku is 681131692366..
brickie
