vairox wrote:
Hi, I'm working on a project and need a constant heat source (no open
flame) so an electric burner would be best, but from what I've read a
vast majority of them cycle on and off, is there a way to modify them
to make them run constant? like remove a resistor or something? this is
very similar to what I'm talking about

http://tinyurl.com/hoylu

any help would be awesome, thanks.


I'd expect any such source to use a thermostat to provide the "cycling"
- removing power from the element when the set temperature is reached,
then restoring power when the temperature drops below that temperature.
Often an embedded bi-metallic strip type device. If the device has a
variable temperature setting, this can be confirmed to a high degree of
confidence by adjusting the temperature setting with the device off, if
you get get the temperature setting down to room temp, and hear/feel the
contact open then you can be pretty sure it's a bi-metallic strip.

To bypass this type of device, simply short the terminals across the device.

Of course there could be other devices at play here, especially as the
cost of electronic controllers has dropped.

Daft question?, why do you want to circumvent the control system that
should be there to maintain a constant temperature?, what you propose is
a device that's going to heat *something* until the point at which the
heat provided by the pad is matched by the heat being dissipated by the
*something*. Or *something* catches fire, melts, or goes bang.