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    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    It should go directly into the wall outlet, or better use a separate control like this... https://www.amazon.com/Newest-Variable-Controller-Electric-Rheostat/dp/B07PYGCHXY Harbor freight sells the same thing for a bit less if you have one nearby. The control lets you slow down smoke...
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    I Have No Control ...

    I was hoping this was about a new equipment purchase.
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    With bacon. It has to be good!

    Everything is better with bacon, just like everything is better with cheese on it.
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    Masterbuilt power circuit board issue

    Interesting that they zip-tied a spare fuse for you. You might cut the zip tie and see if there is a blown fuse in the box underneath.
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    No heat

    Ah. I didn't wait for mine to fail before replacing it.
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    No heat

    I don't know why anyone cuts an access hole when it is trivial to drill out the pop rivets, do whatever you want, then pop rivet it back together. Or do what I did and screw it back together with #10x1/2 sheet metal screws so it is serviceable in the future. 3/8 length would be even better.
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    Sandwich Size Pepperoni Ideas?

    If you are running a Rex-100 based PID on your smoker, you could switch it to cooling mode. Keep an eye out for a cheap used mini-fridge or wine cooler that uses Peltier cells* on Craigslist or wherever. Bypass the controls (I hear you're an expert at that ;) ) and change the cycle time to a...
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    MES40 w/PID/Mailbox mod vs Pellet

    Advantage MES: Individual control of heat and smoke. Advantage Pellet: Bigger contiguous cook surface and higher temperatures possible.
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    PID question.

    The lock code is typically 0001 or 1000. Give it a try!
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    PID question.

    I've used various brands of these and all have been able to be switched to Fahrenheit. The exact method varies somewhat, but it is selected from a different setup menu than the one where you set P, I, D, and others. You will need to press two buttons (set plus left or up,) and hold them for a...
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    Heating issues with Masterbuilt MB20070421

    I bent the tabs on mine out. Works fine.
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    Thermodynamics of evaporative cooling, and humidity.

    In a 100% humid environment, the meat will still sweat due to proteins contracting and expelling moisture, but since it cannot evaporate, the moisture would simply drip off. No stall, at least due to evaporative cooling. I think part of the stall is due to the heat being absorbed to convert...
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    MES Overheating

    There is a relay/power supply board in the bottom. It would appear that the relay is stuck on.
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    We have a something you couldn't live without in the kitchen thread, so what is something worthless in your kitchen?

    Last two houses I bought came with a trash compactor. There's only my wife and I so the trash sits around way too long, if you catch my drift. Out with the compactor, in with the undercounter wine fridge.
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    Replacing Circuit Board on MasterBuilt smoker

    Either as tallbm indicated the wire connector went bad, or the relay contacts finally went bad, heated up, and the heat conducted to the connected wiring. The blue/white wire order makes no difference as they are just connected together on the board, and also supply power to the transformer...
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    heating element health

    Carefully measure the voltage across the element with the smoker turned on. It may be the controller, or the safety switch. If there is 120V (or whatever your local power company provides) across the element, and it is not hot, the element is bad.
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    MES Overheating

    Can you explain this comment a bit further. What is your controller vs. the built in Masterbuilt control?
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    Dave in AZ Hotdogs

    I read this while eating a Costco hotdog for lunch. I feel inadequate.
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    Better tasting smoke

    I have great results from my Bradley, but a smoke ring is not one of them. The pucks generate smoke flavor, but they are not combusted at the temperatures needed to create the quantities of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide necessary for smoke ring production. It is a cosmetic item, and if that...
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    WSM raging out of control in the Valley!

    Use tongs to take some briquettes out.
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