MES alterations?

[patinlouisiana]

I have an old MES 20070411 that has been a pain in the neck. Runs way to hot and i'm thinking about adding a direct PID control to the element and bypass the MES controller all together. Have any of you done a similar project? Thinking about the mypin or inkbird controllers

 

[TomKnollRFV]

If you look up PID controllers for MES there is a fair amount of people who have, some one mighta with your exact model!

 

[patinlouisiana]

Thanks! And yes there are a ton of threads for me to look through.

 

[cmayna]

I bypassed my MES40 gen 1 controls all together and plug the element directly to my auber PID.

Little bit of work but well worth it. I also flipped the element over in order to centralize it more.

 

[Bearcarver]

tallbm has some awesome How-Tos on these kinds of things.
Check with him.

Bear

 

[Winterrider]

https://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_28&products_id=110

This one has been good for me. Thanks to tallbm for the guidance in rewiring.

 

[tallbm]

I have an old MES 20070411 that has been a pain in the neck. Runs way to hot and i'm thinking about adding a direct PID control to the element and bypass the MES controller all together. Have any of you done a similar project? Thinking about the mypin or inkbird controllers

Hi there and welcome!

Here is a detailed post I have on rewiring your MES to work with a PID controller.
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/mes-rewire-simple-guide-no-back-removal-needed.267069/

This approach rewires the MES to bypass it's controller and to allow your current MES plug to plug into a PID controller and have the PID controller cut off/on power that goes directly to the MES heating element (due to the MES rewire). The PID controller just simply needs an "outlet" for the MES plug to plug into.

The Auber Plug and Play PID controllers are designed in this fashion and work very well.
If you build your own PID controller you would just need to make sure it has an outlet, which is easy to make by cutting up a 16AWG (or 14/12/10 AWG) extension cord and wiring in the female/outlet end to the PID so it can feed to the MES male plug.

If you have to buy All/Most of the PID parts to build a PID controller then buying the Auber Plug and Play PID is very comparable in price. Many guys who build builds have additional parts and project boxes, etc. lying around and can build one much cheaper than buying... I never had extra parts lying around :(

Let us know what you decide and let us know.

PS. Thanks guys for recommending my info and Bear for tagging me so I didn't miss the post :)

 

[patinlouisiana]

Thank you.

 

[Braz]

I am a complete electronics know-nothing but by following tallbm's instructions my MES is now controlled by an Auber PID and I love it. You can't go wrong.

 

[patinlouisiana]

Sounds good. Thanks