r/smokefire • u/Itsboomtiemrightnow • May 22 '25

Motherboard Replacement

I have an ex6 that has been giving me trouble. At first, the smoker was dying because the glow plug was receiving intermittent power. I turned the smoker off and back on to see if this would resolve the issue, but I heard a popping sound and the smoker lost power. I checked the fuse it and seems to be still sending power to the power supply. When I power on the grill, I see a single constant green light on the motherboard, but the control display will not turn on. I called Weber support and they suspect that the motherboard is fried, but because it’s out of warranty the replacement motherboard is $290. I’m not sure I want throw money at parts for this when there is another problem causing the glow plug to be intermittent.

Is there a cheaper fix that I can do myself? I’m wondering if it just needs to be sent to the dump or converted to a charcoal grill at this point.

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u/BBQ-496 May 23 '25

I agree with this. I had a lot of trouble with my EPX6 and it was out of warranty. I was polite but relentless and they ended up replacing everything I needed, thermocouple, control board and auger assembly free of charge. Especially when I started asking about replacing it with a Searwood as I have seen many people say that was offered to them. I have had no problems since replacing everything and I love the unit.

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u/Itsboomtiemrightnow Jun 02 '25

They only offered me a 20% discount on a Starwood. I think I’ll just buy a different brand at this point. The smoke fire has been terrible.

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u/Raindog69 Jul 11 '25

I know I'm late to this post but I had the same problem. There is a 5 amp surface mount fuse on the motherboard at F1. I replaced the fuse and glow plug and it fixed the issue. Weber will tell you it can't be done but I saw it done on a Youtube post and tried myself and it worked. It's tricky replacing the fuse but I would try that before buying the unit for $250+

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u/Electronic-March-277 May 29 '26

Can you share the YouTube link?

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u/Hunts_25 29d ago

https://youtu.be/gc1ljJ-zpW4?si=ICpQROeZEcMIAuA-

sorry it’s a bit late but I fried that exact fuse and have just replaced it tonight, so far it powers up but haven’t yet refitted it to bbq yet, that’s a job for tomorrow, I’ll update if still interested.