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  1. stircrazy

    smoker size

    Problem is the 30" MES up here is 300 - 400 and the 40" is 450 to 500.00 (got to love inflated pricing that has nothing to do with exchange rate.) what is the size of the rack in the 40" MES? I can build the same thing but better with a PID temp controler and external smoke generator for...
  2. stircrazy

    smoker size

    Ok so I have been looking at electric smokers for the last month and have a question.. why are they all so small? I have not found one that can hold a full rib rack on a shelf little lone two. I have decided to build my own and was wondering if there is any important design conciderations to...
  3. stircrazy

    Just finished my ECB Mods

    how hot was it outside? and did you try running it befor the mods? I am interested to see how much of a differance it made. Steve
  4. stircrazy

    has anyone used an element

    Ok, thanks. back to the drawing board to find a good element I guess. Steve
  5. stircrazy

    has anyone used an element

    from a hot water heater to power there smoker? I ask as there is a 1500watt 120V hot water heater element but I am not sure how they would do in air as aposed to water. Steve
  6. stircrazy

    The "How-to" for making an Arduino controlled smoker

    I'll look into it.. if you can varry the voltage to a electric motor we should be able to varry the voltage to a element.. this might also solve your chip buring problem. if you could keep the element on all the time at say 40% power it should be hot enough to smoke the wood chips.. but it...
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    The "How-to" for making an Arduino controlled smoker

    Hey Bob, just a question.. I have been looking at code the last couple days and am starting to get a little bit of understanding whats going on.. you are running a PID code in your smoker code, did you need to do this? I ask as when we use a SSR to switch the element on/off we are not taking...
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    The "How-to" for making an Arduino controlled smoker

    thanks Bob. I was reading that some people are running a 220 element with 110 power, is the wattage output just cut in half when you do this or is there some other factors? I was thinking a bigger stove element that is about 2200 watts would be good on 110 if its resistance stays the same as...
  9. stircrazy

    The "How-to" for making an Arduino controlled smoker

    Hey Bob, the element you used are you running it off 220 or 110? I have been looking for a cheep heating element but all I can find are 220v ones that will be over 1000watts if I make the smoker run on 220 then I can get a 1600 watt stove element for 15 bucks, would be about 28 bucks with all...
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    The "How-to" for making an Arduino controlled smoker

    Hey Bob, this is almost exactly what I wwas looking for as I am building my own electric smoker and I want to automate it a bit but I am trying to decide between PID or Arduino. problem is I never heard of Arduino till this week and am not sure about the programming part. I hope you don't...
  11. stircrazy

    Any Bourbon drinkers here?

    Hey, not to much Burbon up here unless it is imported but we have our Rye Whisky, same thing just made from rye or different grain blends instead of corn. I do have a bottle of JD, it is ok, but it makes a fine BBQ sause. for Ryes my #1 is Alberta springs 25year , #2 Crown Royal 11 year, #3...
  12. stircrazy

    P.I.D. controller ?

    I think I misread it. it supports 18 different inputs. but not all at once. Now I know there are multi input PIDs out there, just have to find one for a reasonable price. it would be nice to say when the temp of your briskit hits 200, then hold cabnet temp at 200 and sound an alarm. or to...
  13. stircrazy

    centro smokers

    Ok so I stopped by the sheet metal shop yesterday and checked on prices. it will be about 100.00 for all my sheet metal and then if I want them to pre-bend it for me into the basic boxes it will be between 24 and 48 bucks. this will be a 24X24X48 outer box size now this was using 20ga sheet...
  14. stircrazy

    P.I.D. controller ?

    heres a question.. I have been looking at some of these PIDs and they say they can take multiple inputs. could you rig two K probes up say a 1/4" to read cabnet temp and use a 1/16th as a meat probe for meat temp? Steve
  15. stircrazy

    insulated smokers.

    For thoes of you that have insulated smokers, I have a question or two. I know that the insulation will let you smoke in colder temps, but how does it work when it is hot out? ie. can you do sausage when it is 100 degrees out. or will it not be able to get the smoke going? the second...
  16. stircrazy

    centro smokers

    actualy I was adding it up last night and give or take I can do it for about 200.00 but I know it will end up going over. but I am not using stainless steel just sheet metal. and I haven't quite figured out if I need to insulat it or not yet. I am going to stop by the metal recycle place here...
  17. stircrazy

    centro smokers

    Ok, so after driving an hour the last one was sold 1/2 an hour befor I got there.. I looked at the MES 30" but they want 300 for that. so now I am faced with the prospect of figuring out weather I can build my own MES clone for under 300 bucks but to the size I want. I am thinking of 40"...
  18. stircrazy

    centro smokers

    so I should be able to do 1 full rack cut in 1/2 per shelf? great, I will check it out today, the other thing I was thinking about last night is how hard would it be to add more shelves? Steve
  19. stircrazy

    centro smokers

    all it says on the add is 4 racks, so untill I go to the store tomorrow I won't know much else. the add says 3.5 square feet of cooking space. it is on sale for 1/2 price. the wife actualy told me about it as I mentioned I was looking for cheep steal to make a better BBQ. she said this ones...
  20. stircrazy

    centro smokers

    Hi, I noticed Canuck rubber has centro smokers (MES) on sale and I was wondering how many ribs you can cook on these? I have a ecb gourmet right now and I can get about 1.5 racks per grill two if they overlap a bit, can I fit more on the centro? thanks Steve
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