Classic Bay 1200 auger failure

do you have a hopper lid switch?

its bypassed with a fridge magnet

was it bypassed prior to the issue? If so check it.

No, only while trying to diagnose it.

I would put some attention there to see if this was the problem. The switch stops the auger.

does this mean i owe you $5 now, kinsman?

I will look for that post where you said I will take that bet. Hold on.

Eric

Not here, sorry

I pulled the control box, just to see if there was anything obvious. But because the plastic is opaque i couldn't. When I re-installed the box and plugged it back in, a blue led flashed. When I turned the thermostat on, the auger started feeding again. Now It seems to be working again, with a nice fire in the pot.

great news. except i suppose it would be nice to know what happened as well.

glad you're up and running again.

* gonna bookmark this for the advice given.

Thank you both for your help. But yes I wish I knew the cause too

it's possible there was a loose connection? unplugging and plugging back in amy have fixed it for the time being. I had a number of strange issues with my CB1200 when I first got it and finally fixed them by tightening all of the spade connections with a pair of needle nose pliers.

Best way to test the feed motor is with a line cord. The part that usually fails here is the capacitor. Although when it fails the auger runs in the reverse direction!