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  1. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Joe, the heating element worked perfectly with the fan blowing right over top of it. I was concerned about that too especially since it was around 20-25 degrees outside when I was experimenting. Give it a try. I hope it works for you. I'm going to experiment so more tomorrow. If all goes well...
  2. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Dave, after reading your post it got me thinking. Last night when I had the fan right up against the air inlet, the smoke was moving quickly inside the smoker and being pushed pretty hard out of the top vent. When I backed the fan off 6" the smoke was not being pushed nearly as hard out of the...
  3. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Ok guys, here's my latest AMNPS experiment... I took the entire chip loader, chip tray and chip box out like Cuebiz did. The water pan has also been removed but the slanted drip shield is still installed. While I was lighting my AMNPS, I heated the smoker to 275 degrees like Foamheart...
  4. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Nevermind. I just read your first post and saw that you used 3" aluminum.
  5. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Cue, what type and size pipe did you use between the mailbox and the smoker inlet?
  6. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Cue, keep us posted. If I have time this weekend I'm going to experiment with some things. Don't be surprised if I pick your brain at some point about your PID controller too but that's a bit down the road.
  7. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Cue, thanks for the pictures. Your setup is impressive! Great job! Do you still have the slanted drip shield in place inside the smoker?
  8. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Cue, do you have any pictures of your mailbox and shelf brackets? If I do the mailbox mod the shelf brackets sound like a great idea. Also, was the chip box easy to remove? Has it had an effect, good or bad, on the temps inside the smoker box? Would it be easy to put back on if you wanted to for...
  9. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    The 90 degree elbow is 3". I had a 3" to 4" reducer laying around so I have that as an extender on top of the elbow. That makes it about a 6" extension on the elbow.
  10. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    The vent on my smoker is on the side. The 90 degree elbow is a common mod on the 2012 MES 40 to increase the draft inside the smoker.
  11. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    I have a high speed muffin fan that I tried out the other day. I had the chip loader pulled out and had the fan sitting directly against the opening. Still had little success. But I may try it out again with my better lighting skills. Do you think having the fan sit back 6" would be better?
  12. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Yeah I think I'm running out of options so it might be time to stop wasting my time and pellets and just build the mailbox mod and get back to happy smoking!
  13. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Well I gave the AMNPS another shot last night. This time I was extremely meticulous when lighting it. I lit it with my propane torch then used a heat gun on it until it sounded like a jet engine. If you've never done it using a heat gun, search for ScooterMagoo's AMNPS lighting video and you'll...
  14. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    I've considered modifying the slanted drip tray and possibly even cutting a vent in the top like the 1st gen MES 40. Has anyone done these mods to their 2nd gen MES 40?
  15. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    I was originally looking at the Masterbuilt cold smoker but it's not a true cold smoker because it makes the smoker box run around 100-120 degrees. I'd consider that a warm smoker. I decided against it and went with the AMNPS because I didn't want to have to make mods to it to turn it into a...
  16. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Foamheart, thanks for the PM. I appreciate all the help. I will definitely try to burn the AMNPS outside of the smoker and make sure that I am lighting it well enough and there are no problems with the pellets. Which meat rack are you saying to place the AMNPS on? The bottom rack? Do you...
  17. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    I've never had it extinguish outside of the smoker. That being said, I've only had it lit outside of the smoker for 10-15 minutes at a time before I put it in the smoker.
  18. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    The only other pellets I have are the Pitmaster's Choice. I was hoping to save those for actual smokes and use the oak to figure out the bugs of the AMNPS in the MES but at this rate I may have to dip into the Pitmaster's before all the bugs are worked out. I've been filling the AMNPS about a...
  19. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    Well, it went out again after a couple hours. I ran it with the chip loader out a few inches and turned 180 degrees, the chip tray pulled out about 1 1/2 inches, vent wide open with the 90 degree elbow installed, factory water pan removed and the AMNPS sitting above the hole on the drip shield...
  20. steelcitysmoke

    I will NOT give up on my AMZNPS !

    I also forgot to mention that I installed a 90 degree elbow over the side vent to try to create a little more draft.
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