I finally calculated how much I spent on cheap heating elements before buying a good one

Came to $140 over two years. That's four different Amazon specials that either burned out, corroded, or just never got hot enough. The good one cost me $45 and has lasted through three Halloween parties so far. Should have just done that from the start. Anyone else keep a running tally of their fog machine mistakes?

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paul1173mo ago

Did you actually test the cheap ones with a multimeter to see if the resistance was way off, or just swap them out blind?

johnh823mo ago

Could be the cheap caps were counterfeit and not even the value printed on them.

jasonp711mo ago

Bet the cheap ones had undersized wire inside so they kept burning up at the connection points while the good one is properly rated for the current draw.