Have a new MES 40" Gen1 electric. 20 years prior experience with an electric bullet, doing pork shoulders and turkeys. The new MES is basically working, did a small batch of brats. As we know the wood box is tiny, so I got the AMPS (Pellet) which so many of you swear by. Testing without meat, w/ oak pellets that came with it. Lights with a torch, 10 minutes flaming, almost an inch of the row has lit. Put it in the MES, the AMPS goes out. Removed the loader tray and the MES chip tray to increase air flow, top vent wide open, plenty of smoke when I first put the AMPS in, but after 15 min almost no visible smoke is escaping. Ambient conditions 45 degrees, not rainy, good breeze, in an open garage near the door. From previous experience I'm expecting a visible cloud of smoke coming out, and not seeing it. So is the holy-grail TBS nearly invisible? Any experienced advice appreciated. Thanks! RF