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    • walta
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    • Album: MES PID Controller No drilling of rivets No high voltage wiring required.
  2. walta

    Help for novice wiring MES to PID

    The way I see it you have 3 problems 1 All that black gook all over everything around the terminals of the element is carbon. Carbon conducts electricity from the terminals to the case of the smoker that you touched. 2 If the ground wire was connected as shown in the photo it should not have...
  3. walta

    Help for novice wiring MES to PID

    To me it seems clear the number of failures is too high. Masterbuilt needs to redesign this smoker. I for one have filed a complaint with the Consumer Product Safety Commission.  If Masterbuilt were going to change on its own it would have done so by now. If you have had a similar failure...
  4. walta

    oldhead

    First test your smoker and find out if its sensor is accurate. 1 Put the tip if your thermometer in boiling water. It should read 212° If not adjust or replace your thermometer until it does. 2 Put a small can full of sand in the smoker put the probe of the thermometer in the sand. 3 Set the...
  5. walta

    Masterbuilt 40 won't turn on... Help!!

    Firedude212 Is your outlet GFCI protected? Please plug something else in your outlet and see if it is working. Walta
  6. walta

    Masterbuilt 40 won't turn on... Help!!

    Firedude212 Does the display light up on your control panel? Have you opened the back and inspected the terminal of the heater? Walta
  7. walta

    PID Thermalcoupler placement

    $38.00 is too much money for a thermocouple. I bought this one it works nicely for less than $4.00 shipped free. I grounded mine but I am a fanatic for grounding everything. Walta
  8. walta

    High temp caulk for build question

    I am sure the calk from the big box store will work. The thing that would keep me up at night is What is it made of? How long will it out gas into my food, hours, days or years? If someone does get sick, will you be thinking about the calk then? Look for calking with a NSF label. $15.00...
  9. walta

    Boston but

    It takes as long as it takes cook it until the internal temperature is 200°f. If are in a rush at the end, put it in the oven at 400 to finish. I like apple with pork hickory is also good. Walta
  10. walta

    Bear's "Step by Step" Index

    sorry
  11. walta

    Butcher around Bensalem PA?

    Today almost everything gets slaughtered in a factory. The few that are not get done by custom butchers. I searched Bensalem PA "custom butcher" This link seemed to have a good list. http://www.dapeem.com/butchering/bensalem-pa.html Walta
  12. walta

    Boston Butt Danger Zone

    Does this belong in the Food Safety Forum? http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/181/food-safety Walta
  13. walta

    Pulled Pork for 85 of my closest friends!

    Sound like an important event. I would start early and once it got up to temp I would pull it apart and put it in crock pots and keep it warm. Walta 
  14. walta

    help me please

    What make and model smoker are you using? Have you tested your thermometer in boiling water? Should read 212°F What is the air temperature in the smoker? Is the 190° the meats internal temperature? Is long as you keep the meat over 140° it is not ruined Any pork with an internal temperature...
  15. walta

    Cold Smoke Generator for the MES

    Chef K-Dude please be aware the speed controller you have posted is designed to work with “universal motors” that have brushes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_motor The fan shown is induction motor, no brushes. In theory it should not work, If the motor has much load it would not...
  16. walta

    MES 20070610

    Had you soaked the chips of wood in water before to put then in the smoker? Walta
  17. walta

    MES40 element/wiring repair question!

    Do you make a habit of touching live electrical wires? Please understand all the black stuff you see is carbon and can conduct electricity. Please be careful! If you call masterbuilt they should have a repair kit. To me it seems clear the number of failures is too high. Masterbuilt needs to...
  18. walta

    Easy way to clean window in MES 40

    I looked up Awesome MSD Mostly orange oil and TSP with alcohol. Note small amounts of TSP are used as an ingredient in many foods. Walta
  19. walta

    MES 30 Wont smoke chips at lower temps.

    Is your doors hinge on the left or the right? 200° is cooler than I would want to cook meat and to warm for cheese, what are you cooking? If it gets cold where you are it should work fine at 45° If not Masterbuilt make an auxiliary smoke generator just for you. You may want to search this...
  20. walta

    Can't get the hang of this built in temp probe...

    I would test the probe by placing the tipoff the probe in a cup of boiling water. It should read about 212° in LA someone on the mountains will get a lower number. I do not understand how the edge of the roast is the part that did not get cooked. Is it possible that part of the roast was...
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