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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    Thanks Kurt, I'll keep an eye on it and see where it goes. I had 100% burn of the hickory pellets and about 95% of the cherry. There were a few blackened leftovers but still a nearly complete burn. I assumed the vent would be better with more air, but it wasn't the case. The un-nuked cherry...
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    Hey All Got an update on my learning curve. Life and weather have slowed it somewhat and speaking of weather, I discovered that 35 degrees and 15mph winds are not all that helpful when your smoker only has 700 watts. Lol. In spite of that, I did manage to get thru some chicken thighs. I did a...
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    I actually have bone-in and skin-on thighs. I'll do a couple with and without skin and preheat my oven to 475. I can try blasting the skin for a few minutes after pulling them from the smoker. I make a pretty mean Panko breaded Air Fryer thigh with skin that you can eat like potato chips and...
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    That's good to know. I have the 5X8 tray as well and I'll start messing with the mailbox this week. I have 6 different pellet flavors and a bag of sawdust on its way. It looks like you need to experiment to get that all working the way you want.
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    Yeah, I'm pretty excited! Chicken was what I was thinking too. I've got a six pack of those thighs from Costco so I'll give that a shot. I haven't got my mailbox done yet so I may try the chicken using the chip pan in the smoker. It worked really well for the seasoning of the smoker and I won't...
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    BTW, I think I'll set the P parameter on the Auber to something lower than 7. It does take a long time to come up to the initial temp. I ramped it up starting with 150, then to 225, and then to 275 and each step up was longer than necessary I think. YMMV.
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    I would call it a success. The Auber held 275 +2 -3 for 3 hours. And the Inkbird double check lagged by 4-5 degrees. The Auber probe was right over the heating element and the Inkbird probe was on the opposite side of the cabinet so that may explain the differences. Either way, close enough I...
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    Thanks normanaj. I've got the smoker heating up. So far no smoke (the bad kind) so I must doone something right. :)
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    Thanks tallbm. I'm going thru the manual for the PID as we speak. I picked up an Auber 1510ELPM - seemed like a good place to start. I'll fire it all up tomorrow. The smoker is brand new and hasn't even been seasoned (like me) so it will likely never see its original controller. Im looking...
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    I was thinking of just leaving the control panel off unless there's some reason to at least keep it connected?
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    Thanks guys. I thought I'd seen all the rewire posts but I missed the one I needed. So yes, it is that simple on this particular circuit board. It's confusing when I have to rely on pictures and there's a couple of different boards with different color wires and locations...
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    New MES30 Auber Rewire

    Hey all New guy here and I just wanted to confirm something about the MES30 rewire for an Auber PID. There's a PDF on Auber's website showing a simple jumper used for the MES30 (newer model). I'm ready to plug it in but I just wanted a second opinion (I'm not an electrician). This pic is from...
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    Newbie from Oregon

    Thanks for the welcome guys! I'm looking into a thermometer for both the smoker temp and the meat and I read about the PID controller last week. I'll get some pics of my first attempt. I'll try some ribs and some variation of the 3-2-1 method just to get my feet wet.
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    Newbie from Oregon

    Hey All Just retired in January so I need some new hobbies. Bought an MES30 and a mailbox. It's my first attempt at smoking so I've got a learning curve ahead of me. Lots of great info here in the forums so I'd like say thanks in advance. I had no idea there's so much to getting everything...
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