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    WARNING! DO NOT USE HARBOR FREIGHT ROUTER CONTROLLER AS TEMP CONTROLLER!

    The extension cord is 20 or 25ft 14ga, and its the 1500watt brinkmann element.
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    WARNING! DO NOT USE HARBOR FREIGHT ROUTER CONTROLLER AS TEMP CONTROLLER!

    Not sure if you can see in the pics, but even the plug on my extension cord is melted.  Also,  I unscrewed the transistor thing from the back plate for the pictures, it was attached during the smoke.  I guess I could try another one....
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    WARNING! DO NOT USE HARBOR FREIGHT ROUTER CONTROLLER AS TEMP CONTROLLER!

    The harbor freight router control is definitely not safe to use as a temperature controller.  I just used one to smoke a chicken and it was on for only 5 hours.  Breaker blew, and I finished the chicken in the oven.  Took the router controller apart and it has melted wires, and has blown the...
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    Dystenterygary's Ultimate ECB Mods! Electric or charcoal. Lots of pics and links!

    This might be an obnoxiously long post, but I think I might be able to help some people with some mods.  To start off, I wouldn't necessarily recommend doing this... unless you happen to be in a similar situation as me.  I started this whole process about 2 years ago when I found a smoker on the...
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