HI im new to this site and to the world of smoking meat verses grilling , smoking that ive done for last 12 years. i recently took my used (once) charbroil charcoal smoker and added an electric hot plate and a few modifications ( steel bottom, temp guage) to make it easier to maintain a constant temp without changing charcoal as much, the problem is the temp with just the 750 watts hot plate is running 150 degrees but with a few charcoal pieces and some chips it ignites and goes well over 300. Do i just need a hotter plate or maybe leave out the charcoal and just go hot plate and wood????? thanks for any and all help