Guide on how to interpret or decode a Broaster Pressure Fryer Serial Number with a Mechanical Controller
A Serial Number on a Broaster piece of Equipment is a very powerful and useful tool. With this number you can tell how it was shipped from the factory like the age of a unit, if it's gas or electric, the controller type and all other important info. But, how do you read it?
Below is a handy guide to decoding the serial number that doesn't start with a T or an S.
Serial Number Example: E16A68145E
If the serial number starts with an E or a G, this is a Mechanical Controller.
This letter identifies if it's gas or electric:
E = Electric
G = Gas
Example: E16A68145E is an electric unit
Next is a two-digit number which will identify the Model Number of the unit:
16 = Model 1600
18 = Model 1800
24 = Model 2400
Example: E16A68145E is a Model 1600
Next is a letter that corresponds with the Month the unit was manufactured:
A = January | D = April | G = July | J = October |
B = February | E = May | H = August | K = November |
C = March | F = June | I = September | L = December |
Example: E16A68145E is January
The next 2 numbers are the year of manufacture, in reverse order:
02 = 2020
79 = 1997
Example: E16A68145E would be from 1986
The next 3 digits is the unique number assigned to the unit
Example: E16A68145E would be number 145
The last and final number corresponds to the electrical configuration of the unit:
A = | 120V /1PH | H = | 120V/208V / 3PH | S = | 200V / 3PH |
B = | 208V / 1PH | J = | 120V/240V / 3PH | T = | 220V / 1PH |
C = | 240V / 1PH | K = | 220V/380V / 3PH | U = | 240V/480V / 3PH |
D = | 208V / 3PH | M = | 230V/400V / 3PH | W = | 120V / 1PH / LP |
E = | 240V / 3PH | N = | 240V/415V / 3PH | X = | 220V / 1PH / LP |
F = | 120V/208V / 1PH | P = | 220V/240V / 1PH | Y = | 120V / 1PH / NAT |
G = | 120V/240V / 1PH | R = | 480V / 3PH | Z = | 220V / 1PH / NAT |
Example: E16A68145E is 240V / 3PH