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    Successful MES brain transplant! Plug and Play replacement controller = Full PID + Cellular contro

    Actually I've got a mismatch of parts: the smoker itself has five + two pins. The original controller failed and I ended up with four pin controller that I haven't figured out how to connect.
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    Successful MES brain transplant! Plug and Play replacement controller = Full PID + Cellular contro

    The two wire connector is from the meat probe. I pulled it out so I could install my own sensor inside the smoker. I may switch back to using the probe on the back wall if I can figure out how to read it.
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    Successful MES brain transplant! Plug and Play replacement controller = Full PID + Cellular contro

    @jr_ece thanks for clarifying the order. The 4 pin controller has no LIGHT button. I'm still trying to get my head around the STOVE-T signal. When you say thermostat above, do you mean the (high temp cut-off) thermal switch? And by probe, do you mean the temp sensor on the back wall, or the...
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    Masterbuilt 4 vs 5 Pin Contoller

    Thanks - I tried the MB site but couldn't find my model number (20071610), and they want that to even let me contact them. The part in the second link might work, but looks different than mine, and with shipping to Canada it turns into a $75 part. I'm working on building my own controller now...
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    Successful MES brain transplant! Plug and Play replacement controller = Full PID + Cellular contro

    Great thread. Thanks @tiros , @jr_ece, and others. I've been trying to find the pinouts in order to use a 4-pin controller on a 5(+2) pin smoker. I figured out pins 1 (+5V), 3 (gnd), and 4 (element relay), and they are the same on both 4 and 5-pin connectors. When I connect pin 2, I get ERR1...
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    Masterbuilt 4 vs 5 Pin Contoller

    I know this is an old post but ... I have two four-pin controllers I can't use, and I'm looking for the 5-pin + 2-pin kind. Where did you find yours?
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