Popcorn anyone??? Finding stuff left and right

[SIGNGUY]

question, you guys who have the warmers... do you just fill it up for like parties and such , or do you constantly keep popcorn in it , so you have it available when you want? and how fresh does it stay?, would assume it would go stale, as I'm sure the compartment is not air tight?
Just curiuos?

[bcharlton]

Does anyone know how to fix/repair he warmers on the popcorn Sez?  My warmer does not get warm.
 
Brian

[BrianB]

Any idea what the heating element looks like, a picture would help.

[SIGNGUY]

From what I 've seen on a few it's a ceramic/asbestos heating element, they are usually wrapped in a fiberglass , type of fabric material.. and usually pretty shot over the years... not sure what they could be replaced with.

others I've seen use ,plain old light bulbs..

[scalebowler]

question, you guys who have the warmers... do you just fill it up for like parties and such , or do you constantly keep popcorn in it , so you have it available when you want? and how fresh does it stay?, would assume it would go stale, as I'm sure the compartment is not air tight?
Just curiuos?

I know that a little bit of popcorn can stay pretty good for over 12 hours in a popcorn medium sized popcorn popper (not one of the vending machines but a regular one) but it usually gets dumped out at the end of the night so I don't know how many days it would last.

[rayg]

Instant of a light bulb they sell at pets store (kids had a ball python) a ceramic heater that fits in a light socket. They also sale heating pads the might work as well.

ceramic heater
http://www.amazon.com/Terra-Ceramic-Heater-150-Watt-110-Volt/dp/B0002DIAXY

pad heater
http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-ReptiTherm%C2%AE-Heater-Medium/dp/B0002AQCL4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1317697970&sr=1-2

Ray

[BrianB]

I was just curious what the original looked like. Pretty sure it uses resistance wire. It's always nice to be able to find a modern-day, inexpensive alternative when it comes to critical parts like that. The IR bulbs and cermaic heater bulbs are nice especially if you concern is just to heat, not to cook. A huge difference in temp!

[rayg]

Brian,

I think these are just popcorn dispensers with warmers not popcorn poppers.

Ray

[BrianB]

Ray,

Absolutely. These are just warmers, not poppers. I've always kind of like the looks of the Popcorn Sez model but just can't bring myself to drop cash on them when I know there is a perfectly good Popperette, U-Pop-It or Minit-Pop out there that needs to be saved from the scrap heap!

I was just wondering about what exactly these dispensers use as a heat source. I reproduced the heating element for the Popperette a few years ago and just thought that I might be able to help a bit with understanding this one.

[bcharlton]

Here is a picture of the warmer/heating element in the Popcorn Sez.  Any ideas would be helpful.  I too was looking to restore a Minute Pop because of the actual popping of the popcorn looks very appealing.  I have heard however, that clean up can make those units a little frustrating.

I would not turn one down however.

BC