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    Auber WS-1211GPH PID Tutorial?

    Did you validate the connections I posted in that thread? You can check connectivity for the burner/roll-out and probably for the bulb pretty easily. Have you worked on that yet?
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    Auber WS-1211GPH PID Tutorial?

    This is you, right? https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/rewiring-does-this-look-right.288337/ I'm in Roswell. Where are you?
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    Auber WS-1211GPH PID Tutorial?

    Cool. Are you all set now or still want some help on?
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    Auber WS-1211GPH PID Tutorial?

    If you don't care about the advanced options look at page 16 and specifically 7. Single-step mode. That will set the unit to single temp mode. I actually use this mostly. You lock it in this mode so you can simply set it at a temp you want it to hold forever (until you turn it off.).
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    Auber WS-1211GPH PID Tutorial?

    These units are pre-configured for a Bradley smoker. Those setting more or less work on a MES. That said Auber has some experience with the MES. If you email them and ask them for the PID setting for a MES they should be helpful. What do you want help with? Wiring it up? Configuration? Just let...
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    Rewiring...Does this look, right?

    I'd just make sure anyone tests this to be true. On my MES the roll-off (safety switch) was not connected to the control board. I did not have two hot insulated black wires from my control board.
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    Rewiring...Does this look, right?

    You should test and validate the image. B is burner. L is light. P is plug (cord). Does your light work?
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    Rewiring...Does this look, right?

    I'm not sure you want to connect 2 and 4 together. Does this unit have a incandescent bulb inside?
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    Modifying a MASTERBUILT?

    Since we are posting in Electric smokers we assume the PID controller is powering an electric heating element. The reaction time of an element in the MES is pretty slow. It does not go instantly hot and it certainly doesn't cool quickly esp in a heated box. Power on for 1 second and then power...
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    Welcome Master Bradley Auber

    Yes, up to 250c. I can configure the color range to a tight range at high and low temps. Like if I wanted to show stark contrast on objects between 175 and 185 rather than between 0 and 250. That will show hotspots and subtle differences. I have a FLIR E6.
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    Modifying a MASTERBUILT?

    The devil is in the detail here though. Think of the PID controller powering the element like a PWM signal. It sends power and then stops and waits and then sends power. The square wave of this is roughly equal in actual practice to variable voltage. With an Auber control you can see the cycling...
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    Modifying a MASTERBUILT?

    Snap a photo and attach it if you need help. Seems like the controller boards vary a little, but it's pretty easy to sort out what to cut by looking at them if you can read a PCB. Happy to mark of a photo to help.
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    Welcome Master Bradley Auber

    Thanks! Auber has been great. They are only a few miles from me and are super friendly and helpful. I think this is the first Masterbuilt with the fan since it was really designed and tested for a Bradley. Adding the variable power supply allows me to test it out. I have to cook for a party...
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    Time for a new smoker, what to buy?

    It might be helpful if you describe your needs and desires in the new smoker. If you cook for your family or for parties etc might help with sizing. Maybe you can describe what you like about electric vs some other options line pellet. A product can be a personal choice, but if you have specific...
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    Modifying a MASTERBUILT?

    There really isn't any effective on/off with a PID controller with these cookers. The burner is always going to be generating heat. Think of it like trying to simmer a frying pan using a full flame on the stove. You might put it on for a few moment and then take it off. You wait a bit and then...
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    New Bradley with 900w and Auber recirc fan

    Check out my other smoker with the same fan. Its a MES 340g. Nice thing about this Auber recirc fan is that it blows up the back wall. Well, you can install it wherever you like. It could blow down from the top if that's what you wanted...
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    MES 30 DIY PID Controller Help

    The burner wont behave much different that it did when it was controlled by the Masterbuilt.
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    Modifying a MASTERBUILT?

    Depends. I think the control would be better. With a rheostat you might be left making micro adjustments during a cook. That might be ok or it might be annoying. I think a controller is worth the money because I can walk off and know that the temp will remain what I want it to be. Not creep up...
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    Modifying a MASTERBUILT?

    Hard to know about your model, but you can make one of these dumb pretty easy by rewiring the leads from the relay on the PCB directly to the power cable. I might recommend considering a PID controller when you do this, but a rheostat would work if you found one that could handle the wattage.
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    New Bradley with 900w and Auber recirc fan

    I picked up a very inexpensive Bradley unit from Amazon Warehouse in blue. I guess its not a popular color. Having lived with a Bradley for maybe a decade I knew what do with this one. I pulled the burner off it and replaced it with a Temco 900w mounted to the back wall with stainless bolts and...
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