MES 30 Tune Up

[lathechips]

What do I need to do to give the ole MES 30 a tune up? A couple weeks ago it set outside overnight cold, snow & rainy. Plugged it in & it beeps but no control buttons. Brought in the shop, warmed it up & off & running. This week after being inside out of the elements, acted up again. Tune up time? Thanks to who reply.

 

[tallbm]

I'm not sure what to tell you about tuning it up. There is always doing a simple rewire to upgrade to an Auber PID controller if the MES controller is acting up. It will behave so much better with an Auber PID than it ever did with the stock MES controller :)

Check out this thread to get an idea of what I am speaking about:
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/mes-rewire-simple-guide-no-back-removal-needed.267069/

Best of luck!

 

[SonnyE]

I donno, Tall.
It was rode hard, put up wet, and died from Pneumonia. :confused:

But OP, you may have wrecked the controller. Remove it and see if the connected plug is wet or damaged.
Try and dry everything out as best as you can.
If the controller needs replaced, use a PID controller.
And always cover your baby up.

Which reminds me, I'm going to go tuck mine in if it's cooled down now.
Tomorrows another day, and I've Salmon to finish. :rolleyes:

 

[lathechips]

Any recomendations on PID controllers?

 

[SonnyE]

Any recomendations on PID controllers?

This is the one Dr K has.
Looks good, the smoker plugs into it, and it senses the IT and controls it.
At $149.95, a bit steep for me at this point. But notable if one day the MES Messes up on me. ;)

 

[tallbm]

Any recomendations on PID controllers?

Go this link:
https://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=14_28&page=1&sort=4d

Start with the WS-1510ELPM model and go upwards towards the top of the page and any of those models should work for the MES40. Yep the price gets higher but the units get fancier. Get what suites you.

The WS-1510ELPM should do the trick just fine and guys are having great success with it right now :)