Mechelec smoker

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This model is a combination of mechanical and electrical functions.The fuel is loaded into the smoker by opening the front part.It consists of a semicircular heating element which is turned on by a button.Power is drawn from a rechargeable battery kept at the back of the smoker case.The smoke evolved passes through a smoke grill. *The mechanical process-the handle is pressed inwards which slides a connected rod through a slider.The slider has a closed end and the same is connected to a spring,a rectangular loop rod is also connected to the rod through an elbow like joint.Thus when the handle is pressed the rectangular loop moves inwards.A circular bellow is also included whose front end is attached to the rectangular loop while the other end is connected to the body of the smoker thus only the front end of the bellow is made free to move.The mechanism may be confusing for few but is simple to work with.The bellow has a spring within it and also a flap which does not allow surrounding air to enter the bellow.An array of holes surround the joint between the bellow and the body which allows the surrounding air to enter the bellow.When the handle is pressed and released, the springs decompress returning to their original form.When the bellow decompresses smoke is sucked into it from the smoker.This action reduces the pressure inside the smoker and hence air enters into the smoker through the holes thereby increasing combustion and compensating pressure. As we all know that bellows deliver controlled and directed quantity of air, this smoker can be used to deliver definite volume of directed smoke.