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  1. river100

    Toggle switch

    Those panel mount marine circuit breakers are nice. I ran across them when I worked on an 80s cabin cruiser electrical system. I used one as a power switch and circuit protection in my homemade Auber powered PID controller, can't beat them.
  2. river100

    Toggle switch

    I looked at their replacement parts. They use a standard thermostat with 2 wires connected to it so as long as your switch has the correct current rating you should be good to go.
  3. river100

    MES Overheating

    the relay in the box on bottom could be stuck on. Look at the element after the red light goes off and see if it is still red hot. Or take off the heating element cover and see if there
  4. river100

    MES30 and auber, inaccurate temps?

    10 degrees is not much between 2 sensors. The physical size and style of sensor makes a big difference. The best way to test the differential between the 2 is to tie them together with bare copper wire. One might lag behind the other but tied together they should match once they are saturated .
  5. river100

    Trouble in PID Paradise

    Your thermocouple should be no bigger than 1/8" in diameter and stick out into the smoker about 3 inches. The placement does make a difference too. I like mine to be about 1/3rd from the top of the smoker. My temperature probe is not mounted, it just hangs in the smoker.
  6. river100

    heating element health

    The element can have the correct resistance and still have a short to the casing of the element, ground fault, which would trip a GFCI. You can check for the short but sometimes it only shows when the element is hot. My MES40 ran for years with a ground fault. just had to be careful with it.
  7. river100

    MES 30" won't get to temp

    A guy in FB group has mentioned that if your drip pan is blocking air flow it can cause this. You should have room on all side of the drip pan for air to flow around it.
  8. river100

    Auberins Pid Controller WSD-1503CPH Caused A Fire In My Smoker

    Wow, that sucks. I'm in the US so I didn't have any shipping issues.
  9. river100

    Auberins Pid Controller WSD-1503CPH Caused A Fire In My Smoker

    If you have an Auber controller that has a thermistor it would be easier to get the temp sensor from them. I haven't messed with thermistors in a long time and off hand I have no idea how to figure out what style they use. However if you need an RTD / PT100 or PT1000 you can drill it down on...
  10. river100

    Auberins Pid Controller WSD-1503CPH Caused A Fire In My Smoker

    I guess I should have said PT100, instead of an RTD. Anyway I'm going to have to disagree with you on you statement that an RTD can be a thermistor. An RTD is a resistance temperature detector, however thermistors are not considered an RTD. Thermistors are acually considered a semiconductor...
  11. river100

    Auberins Pid Controller WSD-1503CPH Caused A Fire In My Smoker

    Thermistor? I thought they used an RTD. Either way, Omega Engineering sells just about every type of temperature sensor made.
  12. river100

    PID Help needed

    I'm going to chime in here. I did a drawing for a guy a while ago for 220vac PID connection. Make sure you ground eveything metal. If you use terminal, use ring termanls on the grounds. One more thing. If that PID controller will accept PT-100 sensors you should use one. Auber Instruments has...
  13. river100

    Smokintex temperature fluctuation

    This is for electric smokers in general. Electric smokers that use the heating element to burn the chips need a swing to burn them. If not the element will not get hot enough for an amount of time to do this. This is why you need a smoke tube or smoke generator when converting to a PID...
  14. river100

    MES won't turn on - help please

    You can use a paper clip to test the DC voltage that powers the top controller. The pins are usually marked on the board next to the connector. One will say GRND or neg. The other will have a + sign and or something like 5vdc or 12vdc. Wrap the paper clips around each meter probe.
  15. river100

    PID Controller Tutorial and Build Information

    Older post but just read it. Very nice write up. I've seen a lot of people use various types of plug-ins and connectors for their thermocouples. Most people don't think twice about it. That's one of the main reasons I always recommend using a 3 wire RTD for temp feed back. That way they don't...
  16. river100

    Smokintex temperature fluctuation

    The temp swing is how they get the wood to smoke. Without them you would need a smoke generator or smoke tube. If you go the PID route you'll need the same.
  17. river100

    MES30 Digital No Heat

    That would be the only thing left. It powers the top controller and has a relay that gives the 110vac to the element.
  18. river100

    Andouille test run

    Thanks, I did the large chunks of meat because it's what I am used to buying in Laplace. I've heard it makes a big difference in the taste and I have to agree. I do plan on doing a batch with thyme, some say that makes it a New Orleans style of andouille.
  19. river100

    Andouille test run

    Thanks
  20. river100

    Andouille test run

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