Little Chief 250 Watt Replacement Wire Assembly Element for Smokehouse Product Review

So many troubles replacing the coil. What I consider a design flaw makes it very difficult to connect the ground wire. There was still some money left to buy a brand new smoker, which I ended up doing. But no small leader. Never again.

After years of use, my Mini Chief Smoker stopped smoking and got so hot. This coil fits perfectly and is very easy to replace. 15 minutes of work and you can smoke salmon again! Definitely a buy if your old smoker isn't heating up. Thank you Smoker for an economical and easy to use smoker. Mini Chief is perfect for personal or 2-4 fillets!

I took the time to measure the resistance on the old element (which by the way didn't need to be replaced, oops) and the new element. The new element has a resistance of 62 ohms and the old element has a resistance of 57.2 ohms. My calculations show that the new item I received is only 232w while the old one is 251w. However, the new element fits perfectly. I'm just concerned about how long it takes for the chips to start smoking when I use a new one. Next time there's one I'm going straight to