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    Surprise, MES 40" not heating and Masterbuilt is no help

    I don't mean to be a pain in the butt (no good deed goes unpunished!). But, I have a few more questions that your re-mod did not address that I could see. 1- you can see in the pic attached that I went to pry the temp control sensor cover off and then stopped. 2- the pic of the temp control...
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    Surprise, MES 40" not heating and Masterbuilt is no help

    Here is a pic of my MES 40 control board to make sure you don't see any major issues with your re-wire suggestions. I go really slow with electrical work. I don't like it and it scares me a little :) . I've rewired most of a older house, but I just don't like working with electrical stuff. Makes...
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    Surprise, MES 40" not heating and Masterbuilt is no help

    Good afternoon and happy early TG. Getting ready to do the mod on my MES 40 as you recommended. My Auber PID should be here sometime today. I have a couple of questions before I change my smoker over. 1- should I worry about the burnt up insulation near the heating element (please see...
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    Surprise, MES 40" not heating and Masterbuilt is no help

    Awesome. Again, thank you very much. Your help is much appreciated. I just bought the PID you recommended. I will follow your directions to convert my smoker to "beast" status and let you know how it goes in about a week or so. I will post pics as well. IF I have an issues/questions, I will post...
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    Surprise, MES 40" not heating and Masterbuilt is no help

    Thank you. This was very helpful. I will order those parts to get it up and running for the holidays. Can you please tell me how to turn my POS MES into a "beast". I am almost sure I saw your thread on how to do this during my research, but I cannot find it again (like a dummy, I did not...
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    Surprise, MES 40" not heating and Masterbuilt is no help

    I am new to this forum so I am sure there are several threads here that can help me. My MES 40" is only a couple of years old and the unit is in good shape. However, it will not heat when the control panel lights are on. Masterbuilt, in their generic email suggested a new heating element. So, I...
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