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  1. greglarious

    DIY temperature controller revision 2

    Installed and tested. Just made smoked chicken salad and there were no surprises.
  2. greglarious

    DIY temperature controller revision 2

    Thanks to some good advice from the forums, here is the next revision of the Turkatron! Same Inkbird 106VH controller and fan inlet for cooling the SSR AC in, smoker control out, fan exhaust, and thermocouple connectors All together. That transparent lid lets me keep an eye on things...
  3. greglarious

    DIY Generic temperature controller for electric smoker

    @BigJim1 I was not satisfied with the performance of the thermocouple that came with my 106vh kit. It seemed to be very slow in responding to temperature changes. I switched to this probe and it is very accurate and fast https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BJB1JZKQ I also got this audio...
  4. greglarious

    DIY Generic temperature controller for electric smoker

    @BigJim1 On the 106vh, pins #1, #11, #12 are part of a relay providing common, normally open, normally closed pins so you can trigger some external device such as an alarm You also mentioned pin #5 which is something used with Platinum Resistance Sensors in 2 wire or 3 wire configurations...
  5. greglarious

    DIY Generic temperature controller for electric smoker

    @tallbm well, you called it exactly right! After about 40 hours of use the on/off portion of the AC module melted internally. It was extremely fortunate that the result was simply failing to turn on. When I disassembled the module I could see burned and melted plastic. Going with your idea and...
  6. greglarious

    DIY Generic temperature controller for electric smoker

    Wow, sounds like those meltdowns could be dangerous and cause a fire or even electric shock! I have a 15A fuse on the AC module and a 2A fuse on the ITC-106VH so hopefully any failures will not be catastrophic. I will be careful and monitor temperature as much as possible during long cook...
  7. greglarious

    hot smoked salmon

    Love your DIY controller and graphs! Now I feel extra simple for just wiring in an Inkbird vs a Pi or Arduino. Also, nicely done on the Salmon. I know the FDA says it is done at 145F but I really like the results at 137F.
  8. greglarious

    DIY Generic temperature controller for electric smoker

    Yes there is a heatsink and that small fan blows air through it. Max measured temp was 89F after 2 hours of use. I edited above to add a closeup pic of the fan and heatsink.
  9. greglarious

    DIY Generic temperature controller for electric smoker

    I might be missing something but why would the outlet melt? It is rated at 15A and the smoker should peak at 12.5A. Using a laser/infrared thermometer to monitor after a couple hours of use, the max internal temp was 89F on the heatsink.
  10. greglarious

    DIY Generic temperature controller for electric smoker

    I like my new Masterbuilt electric smoker but the analog temperature dial is annoying. So, I built a generic PID temperature controller using the Inkbird itc-106VH. Looking inside the box, the controller is on the right, the SSR and heatsink in the middle, outlet and AC module on the left...
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