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Ok - I cleaned up my board, and wicked some of the solder bits between the joints. After that, my 1st and 3rd probe jacks (ET-732s), held steady temps at about 65F. The same probes used held a steady temp on my Maverick unit at 71F, which also agreed with my home thermostat, and an Exergen...

I think my middle food probe needs to be removed and/or cleaned up. When I first installed it, I noticed solder flowed into the plug area. I thought I wicked it all out, but I see it is still sticking. This would likely cause the probe to read off, right? I can't see anything obvious to me on...

Thanks Ralph. I will inspect tonight. Given that I am using ET-732 probes, would you suggest I follow what is laid out here and replace the standard 10k resistors with 22k or 47k 1% tolerance resistors? If so, is the 22k or the 47k better?

Were your food probes fluctuating wildly or steadily off X degrees? If my probes are showing as "Off" and fluctuating wildly, I don't think the boiling water calibration will do me any good.

Had I kept reading, I should have noticed that with these probes, a change in resistors was in order. "The response curve of these probes bottoms out around room temperature when used with the standard 10kohm HeaterMeter resistance, which causes them to read as "off". To get more usable range...

Oh, ok - thought I read that it could be calibrated to boiling water. Is 7-8 degrees from what it should be something that anyone else have seen, or do I have some board work to recheck?

I found the probe page on the 732 length being an issue, after pulling out a little, probe 1 and 3 are registering temps while probe 2 is still off. Probe 1 is fluctuating wildly between 60-73, while probe 3 is steady at 67. I'm guessing probe 2 could be related to the glob on the inside of the...

After changing probe 0 to a TC, it registered no probe, sweet! After plugging in a TC probe, it is reading 80 degrees F. I know that is high, but within reason and could be calibrated with a pot of boiling water. I then pulled out my 3 Maverick ET-732s and checked the temp on my Maverick...

David - no worries. Someone else asked me what I was using for solder and I posted that I use this, but didn't get any feedback. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000G36BYU/tvwb-20

Feel free to use this pic I posted earlier. However, you may want to photoshop in a clean view of someone else's board without all of my mangled connections ;) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzSBmZGY0VqYSFVLMFFBOVh0a28/view

Of course!

Sweet, thanks everyone! I'll get into the webui tonight and get after it. Hopefully this is the last entry from me in this thread :)

Thanks guys! I have not touched ANYTHING on the GUI yet. I paused when I thought I should have seen "no probe" but saw a temp reading. I will get into the GUI tonight and adjust settings as needed. I should note that I had this solder blob on the middle food probe jack prior to fixing my...

I did test before moving on with the rest of my build. Here's what I wound up with: http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?62120-Testing-the-Thermocouple-Amp I'll double check for post-test solder bridge tomorrow evening.

Completed the fix, it was actually pretty easy, thanks for the how-to. I had saved my clipped resistor ends so that was the perfect solution. Fix - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzSBmZGY0VqYOUhaOXlsVFdJUFk/view?usp=sharing After making sure I had continuity from the OKI, I mated the HM to...

Wait, so you're saying there is actual doorbell wire that I didn't use in my doorbell project!? LOL. I'll be able to pick some small solid core wire up this afternoon.

What's the best type/size of wire to use in my situation if I need to? I have some stranded wire that is in the neighborhood of 18-22 gauge. I have that left over from wiring a switch on our doorbell chime box for when the kids are napping. That project definitely made the success column! This...

Yeah, I'm a bumbling fool. I tried heating just those pins on the OKI with the wick and it didn't seem like I was getting any of the blob out of it. I couldn't see past the front of the pins so thought it would be a good idea to remove it all together to make sure I got all of the solder that...

I've got good news and bad news. The good news is that I'm pretty sure that glob on my OKI was the problem. I removed it and measured readings at 5.30 (meter set to 20K Ohms) on the 5V legs, compared to all zeroes before. The bad news is that I fried off some metal contacts on the board and...

Here's what I'm using to solder. I think the iron has been my biggest problem. I'm pretty sure it is running way too hot, especially after all of the feedback I've had in this thread and others. Solder - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000G36BYU/tvwb-20 Iron -...