Recent content by Ell Jay
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Bypass Surgery for the MES 30
Exactly what SonnyE said . . . here's a pic of the final controller I put together. The MES power cord simply plugs into a receptacle in the rear of the controller. The external controller just acts as a switch according to it's temp probe - either full power on to the MES or power OFF...- Ell Jay
- Post #26
- Forum: Blowing Smoke Around the Smoker.
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Bypass Surgery for the MES 30
Oh ya, forgot . . . changed the rigid 24" connector from cold smoker to main box and replaced it with 8' expanding tube. Now if/when I cold smoke and I need to cool the smoke, I can run the line out longer and maybe put a fan on it, like SonnyE. Thnks Sonny for the great ideas.- Ell Jay
- Post #21
- Forum: Blowing Smoke Around the Smoker.
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Bypass Surgery for the MES 30
SonnyE - I've since taken a few more steps in building my Frankenstein smoker. Haha I bought a controller that's capable of up to 572deg (a tad more than necessary) with a 30 amp built-in relay. I don't use the main panel controls at all anymore. Put a rheostat on the cold smoker - start chips...- Ell Jay
- Post #20
- Forum: Blowing Smoke Around the Smoker.
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Bypass Surgery for the MES 30
I'm so glad I found this site, and your Bypass Surgery post. I acquired (free!)a used MES30 with a missing chip pan. I opted to get a cold smoker instead of a pan, so I could have extended smoke without reloading so often. Upon testing the MES thermo, I quickly realized it was far from accurate...- Ell Jay
- Post #17
- Forum: Blowing Smoke Around the Smoker.
