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    What flavor of todd's pellets

    What pellets to use is the question.
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    What flavor of todd's pellets

    I intend to build me a mailbox mod. I want to get the tray first. I like building stuff and have some different ideas on the design. Plan to take a steel box just deep enough for the tray and about 12" square. With one side hinged. Build a support for the tray midway up the box. Put a typical...
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    What flavor of todd's pellets

    I am ready to order the ampns. I am torn on pellet choice. I usually use apple chips in my MES. Don't often use hickory because it tends to be a little strong for my taste. I had rather just go ahead and get a big bag but i can't decide. Leaning towards the pitmasters choice but it does have...
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    Have I killed my Mes 30

    Well this gives you the opportunity to make your smoker better than it ever was. Drill out the pop rivits holding the back on and gut out all the masterbuilt electronics including the temperature sensors. Buy a pid controller with at least a 20 amp relay. You should be able to find one for less...
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    PID sale?

    You know i still would like to know what a heat sink is and how they are installed
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    PID sale?

    Great So much for dumb luck
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    PID sale?

    So if i understand you right since the relay is built into the controller then it doesn't need a heat sink but had i bought one separately that was controlled by the pid then it would need a heat sink?
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    PID sale?

    I have one. It works for now. Don't even know what a heat sink is and don't know if it has one Anyone care to educate me. Smoker is pulling less than 10 amps off a 30 amp relay so what does that mean
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    PID sale?

    Well if you need bigger then the fast Eddie 240 is for you. Or for electric the cookshack amerique might be just the ticket.
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    PID sale?

    I believe you could get an electric heating element for as big a smoker as you want to build. They melt steel, aluminum and glass and just about anything else with electricity.
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    PID sale?

    As i expected parts are really cheap. Just wonder if some are better than others. From what i have read pid's are very simple electronics. Sure is fun figuring all this stuff out. Who knew barbeque could be so much fun.
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    Smoke generators!

    I am getting the picture. All you really need is a metal box that you can easily put the AMNPS in, a damper on thr box to control airflow, an outlet from the box preferably at the top and a piece of flexible metal duct to pipe it into the chip loader hole. Set the box low, open up the dampers...
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    Smoke generators!

    I see i will try that first. Pretty ribs
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    Smoke generators!

    I have been reading a lot. Order tray and pellets from todd. Combo package 5×8 tray and sample packages of all the different pellets. What is your favorite flavor? Been reading about this mailbox mod. Looks a little rube goldberg. Might see what i can come up with to keep the pellets out of the...
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    Smoke generators!

    Thank you for your response. The amazen products seem very popular here. An economical solution to the problem. You saved me from another failed experiment. Ordering the tray today. Now what are the best 100% wood pellets to use?
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    Smoke generators!

    Does anyone out there have any experience with the masterbuilt cold smoking attachment? We all want more smoke. I have been looking at options. The one most recommended here seems to be a tray loaded with pellets that is lit and sits in the bottom of the smoker. Well it makes me nervous to have...
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    Reasonably Priced PID for MES

    Lots of inexpensive PID controllers out there that can solve your problems. Just need a little research and common sense. Damn shame masterbuilt installs cheap electronics in their system.
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    PID sale?

    I agree with you completely. You get what you pay for. I just didn't want to spend basicly what i spent on the smoker until i knew that a PID could really tame this smoker. Now i know. It works. I had fun doing it and if/when this cheap controller dies then the Auber will be on the short list...
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    PID sale?

    I have no clue. Have it in a vented plastic box. If it burns out i will get a different one next time. Just an experiment to see if i could get those temperature fluctuations under control. I know now it is possible.
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    PID sale?

    I bought a thermomart pid with time and temperature control and a built in 30amp relay for $50 off amazon. Used a new thermister from my thermoworks smoke kit. This PID does not use a thermocouple. Just gutted out all the masterbuilt electronics and rewired it with the pid. Nothing to it really...
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