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  1. bigtexun

    MES 40 - Troubleshoot cause of temp reading on display higher than actual temps

    Yeah, turning things on and off based on temperature is pretty easy to do, from an engineering perspective.  From what I have seen, Masterbuilt has a assembly quality issue, as well as a technical problem with the accuracy of the probes. Correcting probe inaccuracies should be easy, but not if...
  2. bigtexun

    MES 40 - Troubleshoot cause of temp reading on display higher than actual temps

    Sounds like the controller needs to be replaced with a PID, thermocouple and SSR. Then you can set any temperature, and have a quality controller.  I know that is not what anyone wants to hear, but after reading through this thread, it seems like there is a basic quality problem with the...
  3. bigtexun

    New spin on rosemary chicken

    We have a lot of wild grapevine in Texas...  the stuff grows like tree-killing weeds...  I've harvested fresh grape leaves before, but I've never tried the wood for smoking...  I'll bring some back from my next trip to the woods... So do you use thin vines, or do you go for the really thick...
  4. bigtexun

    New spin on rosemary chicken

    I make rosemary chicken frequently, keeping a couple large rosemary bushes planted near the grill everywhere I have a grill (home and at the lake-house)... This last year's drought killed both of the bushes at my house, despite my attempts to keep them watered.  So no fresh rosemary, just a...
  5. bigtexun

    40" MES 800 watt heating element MOD

    I would use an external contactor with 120v coil rather than wire the new element to the original relay, that way you don't stress the original relay...  Relays have very low safety margins and are likely to wear out first...
  6. bigtexun

    Stoker or homemade temp control??

    Connected to the phone for your work in the ER?  That sounds like just too much fun.  I used to work for a large hospital chain, and I had 10 ER's keeping me up all night...  No time for BBQ! For those of you following this thread without the desire to build something on your own, the Stoker is...
  7. bigtexun

    Stoker or homemade temp control??

    A very good suggestion! Connecting directly from the phone to the sensor would skip a lot of infrastructure steps.  However as simple as it sounds, it might actually be more work.  By using the existing sensors, applications and infrastructure, I'm limiting the work to configuring existing...
  8. bigtexun

    Stoker or homemade temp control??

    This is just an opinion at this point...  But I'm asking the same questions you are. I think a PID would be fast and easy... too easy.  And while it might impress guests with your savvy, it isn't much of a challenge.  The PID is designed to control industrial processes, and is intended for...
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