Recent content by Dave Gagnon

Curious for those of you building to the latest and greatest... I have a friend of mine that loves the features of my HM (4.0 hardware) but is not really into electronics projects. I built my own but am not really wanting to build one for someone else in case I screw up. He is not looking to...

I just had time to troubleshoot this tonight and you were right Bryan. I must have been pushing the probes too far into the jacks. Pull them out about 1/16" and they work fine with the ET-732 setting. So if any of you are prime members and looking for some $10 probes these indeed work.

Surfing Amazon Prime recently I discovered some aftermarket probes that claim compatibility with the Maverick ET-732/733/735. Here is the link in case anyone else stumbles on them... https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MCYFTNX/tvwb-20 They are only $10 as an add-on item for prime...

I have a big cook coming up. 20-25 hungry guests who all love my smoked Turkey. I have 3 twelve pound birds that I'll need to smoke and with only 1 WSM 18in available I'm going to have to cook some ahead of the big day. We do own a food saver. I was thinking of vacuum sealing and reheating...

Thanks for sharing your great work Bryan. I can't tell you how many people are amazed at this heatermeter when they see it in action.

I haven't been around here much lately but I built a HeaterMeter about 1.5 - 2 years ago. Version 4.0 or 4.1 I believe... I have never updated the LinkMeter software on it since the original build. Is this current software build compatible with an older device? I would love to add ramp and...

Please make me a winner winner so I can smoke a chicken dinner...

I have a few cooks under my belt with my v4.0 heatermeter standalone. I love the capabilities of this little box but coming from an Auber temp control system I am noticing the Auber did a much better job of holding a temp tighter. Most of my early cooks were in the winter so I chalked it up to...

Smoking 3 Boston Butts. Just under 18 lbs worth of raw weight. http://67.236.73.93/luci

I was leaning toward PID value's because with the same setup the Auber temp controller I've replaced can hold +-20 degrees and even tighter once it settles down several hours into the cook.

I'm wondering since I have a pretty stock config if someone can share what PID value's got them tuned well. I have the 18.5 WSM with the high air flow auber fan. My first heater meter cook saw temp fluctuation over 50 degrees. A few instances almost 75 degrees. Rather than re-invent the...

I am about 3/4 way through my build. Unfortunately this project is not much less than a Stoker unless you are able to buy some of these parts in bulk. It was fun to break out my old soldering iron though. I am waiting for my Tom Kole case to finish off my build. The weak link in this project...

My cook turned out fine. Right around 4 hrs for 2 14.5 lb birds. For those using an ATC with a large blower in frigid temps... One thing I discovered today is that the blower pretty much ran non stop the whole cook. When I cut power to the blower the temp at lid would come up to temp. In my...

Thanks for the suggestions. I think to door cracked, more hot coals, all the bottom dampers open, and the blower going full blast is going to do the trick. We are at 278 and climbing.

The top vent is at 3/4 open. The temp seemed to drop when I had it wide open. Might be wind effecting the cook. I moved a gas grill and other items around the cooker. It brought me to 258...