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...the element spikes to burn the wood so does the heat in the chamber and over cooks' certain food items. This way you have everything separate for better control. - the Smokin-it 3 provides the chamber for the meat. - the PID controls the heat. - the external smoke generator provides the smoke.

Those look killer!!!!! I have one more that I need to thaw out in the deep freezer. Now that I have a working PID, thanks to @JC in GB they will be much easier for me. I don't want to jack your thread so I'll have to make a post about my fail at making a PID. And Jeff stepping up to help a...

Bingo and page 3 of this thread has a few perfect pictures and is pretty much fail safe. https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/metzgermeister-schloss.157021/ Playing with gas isn't safe unless done right and more so when you talk about leaving it going while away from it

That is why I pretty much abandoned trying to make a PID with control output for gas. Just too many safety concerns. If you have a valve set up already put together, I can likely figure out the interface you would need to mate it up to a PID controller. JC :emoji_cat:

Quick recovery for sure. 😂 It will be outside so it would have to be a temporary mount.

Hello from RI. Lots of MES owners here including myself. A lot of us have done PID conversion among other mods.

...have great immediate 4k clarity. This trail-cam pic is as good I can I get remotely with immediate notification...but I can get super high res if I pull/download from the SD card. Tactacam 4.0 trail-cam is only $108 at Midway USA right now...

...so you are in the age that all the electronics are subject to failure. Second I suspect you have a temperature control unit computer vs a PID computer which is very typical for older Treagers. These units are prone to issues. The choices are to keep the grill and just fix the rod or...

The original PID controllers were pnuematic, and transitioned to analog electric before being implemented with digital circuitry.

It is the one on the milk crate. I could put it on it’s side but after a few drinks I’d tilt my head to read it and end up falling over. 🤣

I'd give a run at factory settings to get a baseline.On both my 30s I had to do very little tweaking to get it right where I wanted it,I wrote down my settings but I'm at the race track so no access to those settings.

You’ll still have to mod a Big Chief to control temps. You plug it in and the heating element stays on until you unplug it. It doesn’t cycle I started playing with an electric burner and a simple temp controller (not PID) but haven’t gotten very far. I will use a pellet tube to generate smoke

You know what I'm gonna say! Rewire and PID time!

...grill other than mine which is a Camp Chef SmokePro DLX, or some refer to it as a SG24 I think. Bought it in July 2019, and upgraded to the Gen2 PID controller which has a low smoke setting which is 160. I do smoked salmon often for friends and it comes out marvelous. Can't add wood chunks...

I bought a #3 several years ago with the intention of adding an auber PID controller later. I got so that I didn't feel the need to have that much control. I just use a Smoke thermometer for remote viewing of box and meat temps.

...above. It would be helpful to provide as much information about the symptoms as you can. Is the temperature running too high, too low or just large swings around the setpoint? Have you checked the temperature reading from the PID temp sensor against a second known to be accurate thermometer?

Hello from RI. Lots of MES owners have done the simple rewire and added a PID and the first thought afterwards is asking yourself why you waited so long to do it. It certainly is a game changer for the MES.

LOL! I have a feeling I will come over to the PID side. I waited too long and they got sold. Must be a sign.

If your talking PID's, there's a lot of good information on SMF. Here's one thread on automating propane smokers: https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/pid-addition-to-gen-1-mes-40.320540/#post-2505989

...the resistance, for making smoke and heat, that's interesting, I didn't expect that I want to put a resistance on the bottom controlled with a PID and use an external cold smoke generator like one of those in pictures (or a maze) The 3rd photo is hilarious, I think he's using it to chase...