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  1. river100

    Andouille test run

    Thanks
  2. river100

    Andouille test run

    I used a 7lb Hakka, the stuffing tube was about 3/4", the casings were a little tight on it. Just lean pork ground with a kidney plate and fat ground with a 7mm plate. This was my second batch and my second smoked sausage run altogether. Beginners luck I guess. I spent hours on this forum...
  3. river100

    Andouille test run

    This is my second shot at andouille after getting my Auber PID working on my MES 40. the recipe is from a guy in Lapace, LA. 3/4” ground Boston butt minus the fat cap and bone 1.5 % salt 0.33% fine ground cayenne pepper 0.22% fine ground black pepper 0.375% fresh ground garlic 1 TBLS GARLIC...
  4. river100

    Converting a dead MES 40" digital (curb freebie) to analog/manual. Advice on temp controller?

    Some of them are pretty accurate too.
  5. river100

    Converting a dead MES 40" digital (curb freebie) to analog/manual. Advice on temp controller?

    There are quite a few analog temp controllers on Amazon that will run that element. They run around $ 35. I wouldn't use the one you posted since it is a PWM type supply and will end up giving up the ghost at that price.
  6. river100

    Trying to clone Conecuh sausage

    It's good in red beans too. Not really traditional but a lot of people use it in red beans. On that note, there was a place in the french quarter, Takee Outee, that put pepperoni in their red beans. It was very popular. I liked it.
  7. river100

    Power Control Board Headache for model 20070215

    I agree with dr K's advice. Get an Auber PID and some backup elements and you'll be good until it falls apart from rust.
  8. river100

    PID addition to Gen-1 MES 40

    I mentioned a while back my old gen-1 40 inch smoker had huge temp swings. Way too big to do sausage. I've been wanting to do this for a long time just never got around to it. I like the Auber pre-built PID boxes but being in the electronics field for 40+ years caused me to stay away from LCD if...
  9. river100

    Trying to clone Conecuh sausage

    Thanks, I copied it and put in my sausage recipe folder. might try it soon when I get my smoker back on line for sausage.
  10. river100

    Masterbuilt 30" digital use with Auber PID controller

    tallbm, I just wanted to thank you for that gen-1 re-wire thread. I had no idea there was a relay board on the bottom of these smokers until i read that thread. I did the re-wire today to get my mes 40 ready for the PID box I'm putting together this week.
  11. river100

    How to ruin perfectly good Kielbasa

    How long do you soak the casings from Syracuse? I just got some 35/38 last week and will be using them next weekend.
  12. river100

    Masterbuilt Build Thread (PID, WIFI, Android)

    Very nice! I really like the graph. Would you mind listing the brand / model # of that ESP32 board? And of course I want to know what OS it uses. LOL, code would be nice too. :) I rigged up a Temp graphing system for our chiller and cold storage at work but the sensing board I used only uses...
  13. river100

    Need help with PID setup

    I looked into your PID controller. It's pretty old and very expensive. If you have any issues with it I'd look into a modern PID. The cheaper ones don't have many options but they will definitely do the job. I use SOLO PIDs, which have a ton of options,, for production machines and they only...
  14. river100

    Another MES not heating thread

    It's a pretty basic board. Any component level tech could knock it out easily. If you know a TV repair tech they could do it. If not you might want to join the PID club... I don't have that model but tallbm probably knows the wiring on it inside and out.
  15. river100

    Another MES not heating thread

    I'm curious as to whether you fixed that control board. If one or both of those transistors were bad then more than likely the power relay was bad too. Something had to cause them to have too high of a current draw and get hot. My experience with component level repair of simple boards like that...
  16. river100

    Need help with PID setup

    # 5 is the neutral for 110vac. So no don't use it for 220vac.
  17. river100

    Need help with PID setup

    Late response but. You should be good with 3 & 4. I'll look up the manual for it tomorrow to dbl check. Are you going to keep the element on 120vac?
  18. river100

    Bit the bullet New Auber Wifi PID

    It doesn't have it but I knew that going in.
  19. river100

    Bit the bullet New Auber Wifi PID

    My MES 40 has a pretty big temp swing and I'm going to give sausage making a shot. I know there are cheaper PID controllers but I really like the idea of the graphing on the Auber WiFi. I went ahead and got their deluxe enclosure too. Has anyone here tried the WiFi PID? This is just the PID...
  20. river100

    Trying to clone Conecuh sausage

    Thanks
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