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    Electric Smoker Recommendations...

    Please give example of appropriate links for inexpensive PID parts. Thanks.
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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Search Amazon for "masterbuilt digital controller ". You'll need your MES model#. But it's more of an "out of controller ".
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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Maybe dumb questions: 1. Your 4 PID probes are monitoring box temps, right? Are the all set to the same temp? 2. How do you monitor meat for doneness/internal temp? Can the PID do that too - while controlling box heat simultaneously?
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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    I think I understand better your recommendation for a PID controller. With my new Amazon replacement knock off of MES digital controller. I placed a meat probe on the rack near the MES temp sensor, just above the water pan. I set the dig. controller temp at 200F. It went off at 220, on at 198F...
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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Tallbm, THANK YOU for the help! Amazon digital control panel brought the smoker back to life. I re-freshed the ground wires. (They are barely adequate). Smoker still trips the gfi outlets, but we have an existing workaround for that. I'll bet it'll still give me a shock if I'm in bare feet...
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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Perfect info, I've gone thru the element connections. I'll "hot wire" and see if the element gets 120v. Before that I'll check the pins to the digital controller for some voltage. Amazon has a controller on the way. Unlike Napa I CAN return electrical parts! Thank you so much for your help...
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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Can I trouble shoot this further? If the bottom board is good, issue would likely be the digital controller, right? I might fix it with $27 amazon controller?
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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Its 30" tall (model 20070106), but big enough for my needs. Just to be clear: If my lower circuit is toast, I can bypass it, add a PID and I'm good to go? Check out the board pic - no obvious fail?
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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    My 20 year old MES digital "dorm refrigerator" smoker just died...for good - I think. Years ago, I had already, cleaned and replaced the corroded spade connectors on the element. While troubleshooting, I cleaned and replaced wire ends as needed. Still no power to the top digital timer/temp...
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    MES 40 digital Smoker will not turn on

    My 20 year old MES "dorm refrigerator" smoker just died...for good - I think. Years ago, I had already, cleaned and replaced the corroded spade connectors on the element. While troubleshooting, I cleaned and replaced wire ends as needed. Still no power to the top timer/temp control unit on the...
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