First I want to thank DaveOmak for his ongoing support during my Big Chief's conversion.
I basically installed the guts of a 750 watt Hamilton Beach fifth burner with it's adjustable thermostat. In addition, I installed another hot plate's heating light to note each time the burner came on. Also, I incorporated the box's original power supply cord and it's connector to the box (2nd pic). According to the Hamilton Beach's 7 point knob I noted the following temps using a variety of thermometers. This is of course with no fish in the box, no water or wood chips. Maybe this weekend, I'll put it to a big test with a bunch of Salmon.
2.0 - 125f
2.5 - 140f
3.0 - 155f
3.5 - 168f
5.0 - 200f
7.0 - 260f
I basically installed the guts of a 750 watt Hamilton Beach fifth burner with it's adjustable thermostat. In addition, I installed another hot plate's heating light to note each time the burner came on. Also, I incorporated the box's original power supply cord and it's connector to the box (2nd pic). According to the Hamilton Beach's 7 point knob I noted the following temps using a variety of thermometers. This is of course with no fish in the box, no water or wood chips. Maybe this weekend, I'll put it to a big test with a bunch of Salmon.
2.0 - 125f
2.5 - 140f
3.0 - 155f
3.5 - 168f
5.0 - 200f
7.0 - 260f
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